Our first Touchstone Award Nominations from the – Issue 01, Spring 2026
evening prayer fades
the dust of marigold
in my palms
— Dr. Anish Kumar Gupta, India
faded marigold —
the bride’s father lingers
at the doorway
— Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India
second day of snowfall…
the warmth of your
(c)love mulled wine
— Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania
balmy spring day
a toddler in the yellow hat
almost stands
— Keiko Izawa, Japan
summer stars
a pushcart vendor sells
his last mango
— Neha Singh Soni, India
lone beach stroll
wave after wave
of old grief
— Chen-ou Liu, Canada
creeping jenny
recalling names
more slowly now
— Leon Tefft,USA
angel’s wing mushroom
not a flutter
on the ultrasound
— Adele Evershed, USA
