laughALONG 24 February 2026
- Padma Rajeswari

- 6 hours ago
- 1 min read
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Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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 each week (numbered 1,2). So, revise your poems till 'words obey your call'.
If a poet wants feedback, then the poet must mention 'feedback welcome' below each poem that is being posted.
Responses are usually a mixture of grain and chaff. The poet has to be discerning about what to take for the final version of the poem or the unedited version will be picked up for the journal.
The final version should be on top of the original version for selection.
Poetry is a serious business. Give you best attempt to feature in haikuKATHA !!
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When I first read this senryu, I definitely got a case of the heebie-jeebies!
where one bug crawls imaginary ones follow
— Kagan Clark
I invite you to write poem inspired by this theme.

1st
mum quakes
bringing out the lice comb
school kids
Dinah Power, Israel
#1 2-23-26
oh the power
of a single
mosquito bite
Jennifer Gurney, US
#1
lights out —
something small
crosses my pillow
Jacek Margolak
Poland
#1 24/2/26
one pebble
the moon arriving
in pieces
Nalini Shetty
India
psychogenic itching the word flea
Marion Clarke
N Ireland