Editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor:   Linda Papanicolaou Featured Poet :   Patricia J. Machmiller Host: Srinivas Sambangi A Thursday Feature 12th March 2026 In the thick of it . . . Patricia J. Machmiller This morning a dense fog muffles the sound of breakers. It rolls shoreward, rises curling lightly, passing around and over the house. A hawk on the hunt flies low over the dunes. Today’s news arrives sheat

Editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor:   Linda Papanicolaou Featured Poet :   Michael Rehling Host: Srinivas Sambangi A Thursday Feature 19th March 2026 in my mind i still need a place to go Michael Rehling casual as the moon. my mind wanders through the big dipper and into countless stars. as i gather myself deep into old age and the sky seems to have a strange pull. wondering where will i go when this body c

Editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor:   Linda Papanicolaou Featured Poet :   Carol MacRury Host: Srinivas Sambangi A Thursday Feature 5th March 2026 New Year’s Eve Carol MacRury The clock leans toward midnight, and the room hums with borrowed joy. Someone laughs too loudly, someone else pretends they aren’t crying. Still, I lift my glass. Hope is a stubborn thing, and even sadness softens when the world count

editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: K. Ramesh Featured Poet: Nalini A Thursday Feature February 26, 2026   Between Brushstrokes I linger over a painting whose title feels like an open gate. The scene itself is simple: weathered boards, a slant of late sun, and just enough quiet to invite a pause. What draws me in is not the image but the space the title leaves open. I find myself stepping into that room,

editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: K. Ramesh Featured Poet: Jacek Margolak A Thursday Feature February 19, 2026   Reminding I take the train. Dreaming of one with puffing steam. The station. The streets of my hometown. I don't recognize anything. home again all my shoes are too small Jacek Margolak Posted in The Haibun Gallery: January, 2026 Comments: Ezra Pound’s poem titled “In a Station of the Metr

editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: K. Ramesh Featured Poet: Joanna Ashwell A Thursday Feature February 12, 2026   Lost and Found It rolls out of the cupboard unexpectedly.  I had forgotten that it was there.  The ball with the tiny teeth marks.  All your toys were placed in a bag and packed away in the shed but this has found a way back into my memory.  heart strings every bounce and spin the puppy’s end

editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: K. Ramesh Featured Poet: John Zheng A Thursday Feature February 5, 2026   Mid October in the Smoky Mountains by John Zheng We drive to see the fall foliage, but the cascades of color look as dull as a small town’s faded murals. At an overlook, an old couple tell us that it’s because there hasn’t been enough rain during the year. Then, for two days, thunderstorms and li

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

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: Kat Lehmann A Thursday Feature January 22, 2026     A List of Foods for the End of the World     Kat Lehmann   Chocolate.   go bag eighty percent won