triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Surashree Joshi 23rd May 2026 triveni spotlight May 2026 anosmia the flowers my eyes smell — Eavonka Ettinger Sonic Boom, issue 24 <> <> <> Into the bloom Hello all! For this month, I have chosen the theme ‘flowers’. I have never been interested in gardening. But I love flowers. I don’t like to buy them becaus

A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for May : Padma Priya openHALL is back 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 wh

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Surashree Joshi 21st May 2026 triveni spotlight May 2026 another crocus just in case —Vandana Parashar Sonic Boom, issue 24 <> <> <> Into the bloom Hello all! For this month, I have chosen the theme ‘flowers’. I have never been interested in gardening. But I love flowers. I don’t like to buy them because I fir

Editors on haikuKATHA: Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: Teji Sethi Host: Srinivas Sambangi Featured Poet: Michael Dylan Welch A Thursday Feature 21st May 2026 Documenting History in Haibun Haibun, with its blend of prose and haiku, has a unique ability to both record and recreate historical events. It can serve not only to chronicle what happened but also to preserve the texture of lived experience by anchoring the narrative in

hosts: Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our Wednesday Feature! 20th May, 2026 poet of the month: Stacey Dye mottled pink and purple eventide gives way to starlit skies-- the nightingale rejoices Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2024 quarter moon— a cradle for the stars tilts and spills, sprinkling them like glitter across the night sky Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2022 undone by crushing loneliness I feather my bed with th

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Surashree Joshi 19th May 2026 triveni spotlight May 2026 prom queen the short reign of primrose — Anne Fox Wales Haiku Journal, Summer 2025 <> <> <> Into the bloom Hello all! For this month, I have chosen the theme ‘flowers’. I have never been interested in gardening. But I love flowers. I don’t like to buy th

A TUESDAY FEATURE hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh guest editor: Padma Priya 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 each w

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Surashree Joshi 17th May 2026 triveni spotlight May 2026 amaryllis wombs no longer their own — Cherie Hunter Day whiptail: journal of the single line poem, issue 4 <> <> <> Into the bloom Hello all! For this month, I have chosen the theme ‘flowers’. I have never been interested in gardening. But I love flowers

haikaiTALKS: narrowing focus|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. *** haikaiTALKS Guest poet: Srinivasa Rao Sambangi