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

hosts:  Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our   Wednesday Feature! 14th January, 2026 poet of the month:  Cherie Hunter Day clear night, owl night through the tissue of darkness an exchange their grip of honed surfaces my sinew and bone Tangled Hair 3 (2001) This is an example of a 1/2/2 shift. a songbird’s nest held all winter to the sky now the greening ash fills in between its branches somet

A TUESDAY FEATURE hosts:  Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh guest editor:   Andrew Shimield Only the unpublished  poems (that are never  published on any  social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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 ea

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

hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak the fate lines we are born with potter's wheel -Arvinder Kaur (Wales Haiku Journal, winter issue, 2024)

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

haikaiTALKS: Japanese aesthetics – Mujō |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 h

A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for January : Lorraine Haig 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 prov

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