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Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 4th Sekki

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Trent Thomson

4th Sekki poems by JOYCE RITCHIE, DIANA LIVI and VIRGINIA FOLGER

Tagged calendar, Haiku, hot, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, spring, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Lily Tobias – Fennel

April 5, 2026April 4, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

In her poem "Fennel", Michigan poet Lily Tobias awakens our senses in the quiet hush of morning, and takes us to the temple.

Tagged garden, Meditation, memory, nature, peace, Poem, poet, Poetry, posture, temple, winter, ZenLeave a comment
Poetry

Roshi Joan Halifax and The Way of Haiku

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 Trent Thomson

A collection of haiku offered by Roshi Joan Halifax.

Tagged autumn, Buddhism, fall, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, seasons, upaya, Zen2 Comments
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 3rd Sekki

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Trent Thomson

3rd Sekki poems by COLEMAN DAVIS, LAILA BRAHMBHATT, WILLIAM KILGORE

Tagged calendar, Haiku, hot, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, spring, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Gary Keenan – Big Day

March 22, 2026March 21, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Writing from the Colombian Andes, poet Gary Keenan's poem "Big Day" is a chaotic cacophony collapsing into the soft rosy amber of stillness.

Tagged chaos, imagination, language, memory, peace, Poem, poet, Poetry, present moment, release, time1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Roderick Wilson – Practicing Resurrection

March 15, 2026March 14, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

New York poet Roderick Wilson wipes the snow from the threadbare conclusion of wintertime, on the cusp of transition.

Tagged Belief, growth, Poem, poet, Poetry, resurrection, spring, springtime, survival, winterLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 2nd Sekki

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Trent Thomson

2nd Sekki poems by FRANCES SCOTT, IRENE APOSTOLERIS and SARAH GILL.

Tagged calendar, Haiku, hot, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, spring, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Homa Mojadidi – Submission

March 8, 2026March 7, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Afghan-American poet Homa Mojadidi manifests the magnitude and all-encompassing power of reverence and divinity with her poem "Submission".

Tagged Allah, Emptiness, faith, God, Islam, Muhammad, Poem, poet, Poetry, revelation, reverence, submissionLeave a comment
Poetry

Wislawa Szymborska – Conversation with a Stone

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026 Vanessa Able

Have you ever tried to have a conversation with a stone? How did it go?

Tagged conversation, determination, imagination, imagining, impossibility, impossible, innocence, Poem, questioning, stoneLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Wanda VanderStoop – Chemin Poulin, Qc

March 1, 2026February 28, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

"Chemin Poulin, Qc" by poet Wanda VanderStoop tantalizes the senses with lush earthiness brimming with abundance and life.

Tagged birds, cycles, earth, earthiness, life, Life is beautiful, nature, Olav Hauge, Poem, poet, Poetry, WaterLeave a comment

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