A TUESDAY FEATURE
hosts: Muskaan Ahuja, K.Ramesh
guest editor: Milan Rajkumar
Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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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We all know that senryu poems are about human nature. They often use satire and wit to emphasize the irony and humour of everyday life. But a more serious side of senryu encompasses a wide range of human experiences, including misfortunes and hardships.
survival technique—
woman gorging with dogs from
brimful garbage dump
— Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
I invite you all to write poems about the raw reality of our existence found within life's complexities. Looking forward to your thought-provoking and moving senryu.
#1 09/02/2025
tuition centre
books brick books brick books brick
books brick him in books brick
books brick books brick books brick
Rashmi VeSa, India
(feedback is welcome)
#2 2-8-25
pining long distance
for my was-band
Valentine's Day
Jennifer Gurney, US
Note: The term of endearment "was-band" is an affectionate term for former husband, who is still a friend. It's relatively new and is a better alternative for some of us than "ex." I'm not sure I like it, to be honest, but it works for this poem. "Were-wife" is the counter point for former wife who is still a friend.
08.02.2025
#1
fishing boats
back at the harbour
except one
Kalyanee Arandhara
Assam, India
Feedback most welcome
two-for-one sale—
the old couple’s shopping cart
loaded for End Times
Linda Papanicolaou, US
#1, 6/02
plastic-free zone
hundreds of bottles caught
in the fisherman's net
Lakshmi Iyer, India
Feedback welcome