green tomatoes
the crow checking
before I do<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Jacek Margolak, Poland<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n a fly and two ants \u2014Vishal Prabhu, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n alfresco breakfast \u2014Louise Hopewell, Australia<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n khus sharbath \u2014 \u2014Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n bougainvilleas \u2013 \u2014<\/sub>Maria Tosti, Italy<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n summer train journey \u2014Geethanjali Rajan, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n by the roadside \u2014Rupa Anand, India<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n About<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacek Margolak<\/strong> is a haiku and senryu poet based in Poland. His work focuses on capturing the quiet friction between family memory, daily human experiences, and the raw rhythms of nature. He strives to find the stillness hidden within brief, everyday moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bombay-born, US-educated, Vishal Prabhu<\/strong> has since taken time off to stand and stare. He lives in the Himalayas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Louise Hopewell<\/strong> is an Australian poet and playwright based in Naarm\/Melbourne. When not writing, Louise can be found riding her bicycle or playing ukulele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vaishnavi Ramaswamy<\/strong> is a nature and animal enthusiast, and a lover of poetry and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria Tosti<\/strong> is an Italian author and artist from Perugia. Her literary debut was with a multilingual poetry book in 2014. She likes creating visual poems thanks to her passion for Photography, Drawing and Painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Geethanjali Rajan<\/strong> teaches Japanese and English in Chennai. She is the author of a book of haikai forms, longing for sun longing for rain (2023) and the coauthor (with Sonam Chhoki) of Unexpected Gift (2021). She edits haiku at cattails and at Caf\u00e9 Haiku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rupa Anand<\/strong> is a spiritual seeker turned poet. She is a Pushcart Prize (haiku), Red Moon Anthology (haibun) and Touchstone Award (haiku), nominated and long-listed poet. She lives in New Delhi, finding peace in writing for and about cancer, and of course the wildlife she encounters in her environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2190 Previous<\/a>\u2003|\u2003Back to Issue<\/a>\u2003|\u2003Next \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" green tomatoesthe crow checkingbefore I do \u2014Jacek Margolak, Poland a fly and two antsexamine a bug \u2013evening rain \u2014Vishal Prabhu, India alfresco breakfastordering my eggssunny side up \u2014Louise Hopewell, Australia khus sharbath \u2014a garden hosescents the air \u2014Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India bougainvilleas \u2013the welcoming entranceto my vacation home \u2014Maria Tosti, Italy summer train journeythe blunt graphite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-issue-02","post-preview"],"yoast_head":"\n
examine a bug \u2013
evening rain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ordering my eggs
sunny side up<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a garden hose
scents the air<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the welcoming entrance
to my vacation home<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the blunt graphite pencil
gets blunter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
roasted corn cobs \u2014
Delhi monsoons<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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