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the grass waves at anyone
who passes
— Xenia Tran
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In the Indian tradition, Triveni means the confluence of three major rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, and Sarasvati.
Here, it signifies India, Japan, and the rest of the world coming together to revel in haikai literature.
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haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering! 31st January 2026 Guest poet: Keiko Izawa
haikaiTALKS: Fueki-ryūkō – The unchanging and ever-changing |a saturday gathering under the banyan tree A Disclaimer Responsibility for the originality of the haikai rests solely with the submitting poet. If anyone feels that it is similar to another haikai, they are encouraged to contact the relevant poet directly . Triveni Haikai India will take any action as recommended by the submitting poet. *** Special Guest
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haikuKATHA - Issue 51
haikuKATHA unfolding the story within a monthly journal from Triveni Haikai India Issue 51 22 January 2026 founder and managing editor: Kala Ramesh associate editors: Ashish Narain Firdaus Parvez Priti Aisola Sanjuktaa Asopa Shalini Pattabiraman Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Vandana Parashar Vidya Shankar web editor : Ravi Kiran proofreader : Sushama Kapur cover art: Prakash Thombre ISSUE 51 Please post your feedback about the poems and the overall experience in this th
Jan 211 min read
indianKUKAI #52 - Call for Votes!
hosts: Kashinath Karmakar, Neena Singh, Rohan Kevin Broach & Amoolya Kamalnath indianKUKAI #52| January 2026 Namaste! Hello! We welcome you to the 52nd edition of indianKUKAI theme: first sunrise V oting period: January 19 to January 25, 2025 12 Midnight (IST) Note that INDIAN STANDARD TIME is 5:30 hours ahead of GMT Thank you for your participation in indianKUKAI #52. We received 100 submissions from all over the world . The haiku sub
Jan 191 min read
SUBMISSION calendar | January 2026
SUBMISSION calendar | January 2026 host : Lakshmi Iyer DAILY SUBMISSIONS: 1. Haiga Online https://www.dailyhaiga.org/submissions/ 2. Haikuniverse https://haikuniverse.com/submit/ 3. Mainichi Daily News https://mainichi.jp/english/contact/haiku/ 4. Black and White Haiga/Haisha https://ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com/ 5. Five Fleas Itchy Poetry https://fivefleas.blogspot.com/ h ttps://fivefleas.blogspot.com/ 6. Heliosparrow https://heliosparrow.com/submis
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HAIKUsutradhar : 30th January 2026
A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for January : Lorraine Haig OUR MISSION 1. To provide a new poetry workshop each Friday, along with a prompt. 2. To select haiku, senryu, and haiga each month for the journal, haikuKATHA. Each issue will select poems that were posted in this forum from the 3rd of the previous month to the 2nd of the current month. FEEDBACK GUIDELINES ( Included as a guideline, please do not be constrained by these while prov
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THE HAIBUN GALLERY: January 29, 2026. Shloka Shankar - Guest Editor
editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Lorraine Haig has stepped down from being a mentor for this forum. Triveni Haikai India and The Haibun Gallery are grateful for her exceptional feedback and responses over the last few years. Guest Editor: Shloka Shanker Featured Poet: Norma Bradley A Thursday Feature January 29, 2026 taking flight Norma Bradley a quiet day / the breeze gentle / raising wave upon wave / crashin
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28th January '26 Featuring poet: Cherie Hunter Day
hosts: Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our Wednesday Feature! 28th January, 2026 poet of the month: Cherie Hunter Day status update about orienteering with his daughter his gift of a compass after I lost my way Ribbons 9:1 (2013) waiting all day for sunlight to lose its blue wavelengths the camera lens picks up each intrusion of shadow Skylark 2:1 (2014) I examine the creases on the palms of my
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February 4, '26 Featuring poet: Neal Whitman
hosts: Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our Wednesday Feature! 4th February, 2026 poet of the month: Neal Whitman in winter nightfall is much like the dropping of a theatre curtain the show is over, go home Eucalypt 33, 2022 Distinguished Scribbler chosen by Amelia Fielden despots fear poets who welcome readers to have the last word — a rule of dictatorship is to control the narrative red lights, June
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thinkALONG 3 February 2026
A TUESDAY FEATURE hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh guest editor: Shloka Shankar Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's monthly journal -- haikuKATHA, each month. Poets are requested to post poems (haiku/senryu) that adhere to the prompts/exercises given. Only 1 poem to be posted in 24 hours. Total 2 poems per poet are allowed eac
1 day ago1 min read
open sky :: SAMVAAD/ 1st February
hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak diameter pi the lake solves for moon -Kat Lehmann (Frogpond 45.3, Autumn 2022 Dwarf Stars Award, HM, 2023)
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