triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan 15th February 2026 triveni spotlight February 2026 displaced ...  the river finds a home  in the basement  —Kavitha Sreeraj haikuKATHA issue 7    <> <> <> Liminal Haiku Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, recognition. They

haikaiTALKS: Japanese aesthetics: Shibumi |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 Poet : Keiko Izawa

A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for February : Patricia J. Machmiller 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 1st of the previous month to the 30th or 31st of the previous month. FEEDBACK GUIDELINES ( Included as a guideline, please do not be constrained

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan 13th February 2026 triveni spotlight February 2026 a sliver of light...  how the sun kisses me  before my husband  —Baisali Chatterjee Dutt haikuKATHA issue 15    <> <> <> Liminal Haiku Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, r

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

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan 11th February 2026 triveni spotlight February 2026 autumn roses  our pet sitter’s excuse  for being late  —Keiko Izawa haikuKATHA issue 26    <> <> <> Liminal Haiku Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, recognition. They pay

hosts:  Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our   Wednesday Feature! 11th February, 2026 poet of the month:  Neal Whitman dogs on the beach happy to be with other dogs — at the airport how much I despise all those other people Kernels, Summer 2013 one summer morning the circus came to town by nightfall my best friend and I made plans how we could join the troupe Diogen pro Kultura Magazi

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

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan 9th February 2026 triveni spotlight February 2026 dodgeball  my best Michael Jackson  moves  —Martin Duguay haikuKATHA issue 10    <> <> <> Liminal Haiku Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, recognition. They pay close atten