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Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 6th Sekki

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Trent Thomson

6th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, JOSEPH PALMER and COLEMAN DAVIS

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

Deja Carr – We Held Hands in Prayers, Then I Forgot You

May 3, 2026May 1, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Deja Carr, poet and musician, creates a altar to gratitude and mixed blessings with her "We Held Hands in Prayers, Then I Forgot You".

Tagged abundance, blessings, God, grateful, Gratitude, Poem, poet, Poetry, renewal, spring, springtime, thankfulnessLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Constance Clark – Why I Stop & Stare

April 26, 2026April 25, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Constance Clark treats readers to springtime interconnectedness and abundance with her masterful "Why I Stop & Stare".

Tagged abundance, ko, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, rebirth, renewal, sekki, spring, springtime1 Comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 5th Sekki

April 22, 2026April 25, 2026 Trent Thomson

5th Sekki poems by JOSEPH PALMER, SHERRY WEAVER SMITH and COLEMAN DAVIS

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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
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

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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

Travis Stephens – Spring is the Time of Horses

February 22, 2026February 20, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Californian tugboat captain and poet Travis Stephens smothers readers in the cold grit of resurrection in his "Spring is the Time of Horses".

Tagged earth, earthiness, growth, nature, Olav Hauge, Poem, poet, Poetry, rebirth, rejuvenation, resurrection, spring, springtimeLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

dewdrops: Spring Week 13

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Trent Thomson

Spring Week 13 BY MICHAEL WINTER

Tagged drops, flow, Haiku, Seasonal, spring, tears, WaterLeave a comment

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