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Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 12th Sekki

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Trent Thomson

12th Sekki poems by JOYCE RITCHIE, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

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Featured Poetry

Constance Clark – This Heat Sculpts a Spell

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Allow the summer heat of Constance Clark's "This Heat Sculpts a Spell" soak into you, as her poem unfolds its petals as an ode to connection.

Tagged companionship, connection, heat, intensity, ko, life, micro seasons, Poem, poet, Poetry, Seasonal, seasons, Solitude, summerLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 11th Sekki

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

11th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

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A Year of Kō: 10th Sekki

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

10th Sekki poems by JOSPEH PALMER, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

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A Year of Kō: 9th Sekki

June 25, 2026June 26, 2026 Trent Thomson

9th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, COLEMAN DAVIS and ELLIOT DIAMOND

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A Year of Kō: 8th Sekki

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Trent Thomson

8th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND AND JOSEPH PALMER

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A Year of Kō: 7th Sekki

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Trent Thomson

7th Sekki poems by JOSEPH PALMER, FRAN SCOTT and ELLIOT DIAMOND

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dewdrops: Summer Week 13

October 2, 2025September 21, 2025 Trent Thomson

Summer Week 13 BY CHRIS KESSLER

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dewdrops: Summer Week 12

September 29, 2025September 21, 2025 Trent Thomson

Summer Week 12 BY DOMINIQUE RUSSELL

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dewdrops: Summer Week 11

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Trent Thomson

Summer Week 11 BY MICHELLE FARRELL

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