triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 25th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 long phone call — the smell of burnt rice from the kitchen —Daipayan Nair haikuKATHA issue 8    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that mak

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 23rd January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 halved apple he refuses to take his share of blame —Vandana Parashar haikuKATHA issue 4    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that makes me

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 21st January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 the snoring couple on my bus ride home … a jugalbandi   —Dipankar Dasgupta haikuKATHA issue 23    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that m

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 19th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 up in smoke ... that one promise in the ashtray   — Baisali Chatterjee Dutt haikuKATHA issue 44    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 17th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 em dash — going to great lengths to make a point —Bonnie J Scherer haikuKATHA issue, September 2023    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one t

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 15th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 spring rain: the uneaten ducks quack — Kobayashi Issa ( Tr by Susumu Takiguchi)    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that makes me giggle

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 13th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 empty threats  a dog barks down  the wombat hole  —Lorraine Haig haikuKATHA issue 34 August 2024    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 11th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 snow pellets the cat sitssssssssssss on my keyboard —an'ya haikuKATHA : Issue 29, March 2024 The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is subtle or overt, one that makes me giggle or

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 9th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 days getting longer –          I part with a friend who caught a yawn from me   —Natsume Soseki ( Tr by Susumu Takiguchi)    <> <> <> The Lightness of Being Humor in haikai is what first drew me to this extraordinary genre of poetry. Humor that is