triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Joanna Ashwell 9th November 2025 triveni spotlight November 2025 usually hateful, yet the crow too in this dawn snow   —Basho Translated by Barnhill DL    <> <> <> Sharing our World with Animals Haiku are a beloved way of capturing the world around us. They record the timeless moments in nature and

A Peacock’s Cry   seasons of haiku Written by Neena Singh (Sambhavna Prakashan, April 2025; 150 pp) Some books stay with you, like a sweet melody that tugs at your heart, and you keep humming the tune softly. This haiku collection by Neena Singh is one such book. Even after you finish reading it, you tend to come back to it, opening it at a random page, savouring the haiku that presents itself there. The cover art by Teji Sethi is very delicate and beautiful and works well wi

haikaiTALKS: The Spacious Moment: Haiku and the Art of Presence |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 Gu

A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for November : Gauri Dixit 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 while provi

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Joanna Ashwell 7th November 2025 triveni spotlight November 2025 summer shower about three drops on the frog’s face   —Shiki Translated by Blyth RH    <> <> <> Sharing our World with Animals Haiku are a beloved way of capturing the world around us. They record the timeless moments in nature and the

host : Rupa Anand 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: Neena Singh Featured Poet: Roberta Beary Singh A Thursday Feature 6th November Introduction: Walking the Line Between Prose and Poem The haibun is a quiet miracl

hosts:  Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our   Wednesday Feature! November 5th, 2025 poet of the month:  Reid Hepworth Reid, we thank you warmly for sharing your poems and for your thoughtful responses to our questions. Q1. TTH: Do you come from a literary background? What writers did you enjoy reading as a child? Did you write as a child?  RH: No, I don’t come from a literary background, but my parents we

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts : Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Joanna Ashwell 5th November 2025 triveni spotlight November 2025 wild boars too are blown along: autumn windstorm   —Basho Translated by Barnhill DL    <> <> <> Sharing our World with Animals Haiku are a beloved way of capturing the world around us. They record the timeless moments in nature and th

A TUESDAY FEATURE hosts:  Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh guest editor:  C.X. Turner     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