triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan 3rd February 2026 triveni spotlight February 2026 summer breeze  the grass waves at anyone  who passes  —Xenia Tran haikuKATHA issue 7    <> <> <> Liminal Haiku Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, recognition. They pay clos

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan 1st February 2026 triveni spotlight February 2026 fitting  into the jigsaw of leaves  blue sky  —Srinivas S. haikuKATHA issue 5    <> <> <> Liminal Haiku Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, recognition. They pay close atten

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 31st January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 assassination bid  not everyone good  at swatting flies —Arvinder Kaur haikuKATHA issue 34    <> <> <> 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

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 29th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 deep into the night I grope for a pillow to muffle his snores —Priya Narayanan 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 tha

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Mohua Maulik 27th January 2026 triveni spotlight January 2026 new perm the bus passengers make a wide berth —Reid Hepworth haikuKATHA issue 9    <> <> <> 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 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