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Regrettably, we need to put whiptail on hiatus as we navigate new personal challenges. We hope this will be temporary, but as of now, it is unknown. Thank you to everyone for your support over the years!

Kat & Robin
Regrettably, we need to put whiptail on hiatus as we navigate new personal challenges. We hope this will be temporary, but as of now, it is unknown. Thank you to everyone for your support over the years!

Kat & Robin
December 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
frog inside the bamboo so tiny the moon
-Hla Yin Mo

Whiptail Journal, Issue One, November 2021

My favorite poem of issue one. What was your favorite poem of any issue?

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December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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by Cynthia Hendel
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

by Renée Owen

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December 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
another mouth to feed the milky way

by Rich Schilling

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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December 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the four winds of mahjong tiles my childhood

by Jackie Chou

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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December 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
More award nominations from your favorite journal of one-line poetry!
Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We are thrilled to share our nominations! Part 1: The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards (Poem and Haibun)!

Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
everything turned off the stars tonight

by Dylan Stover

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Read the beautiful poemword or one word poem in the latest Issue of Whiptail.

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Consider writing your own poemword.

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Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem
“In effect the single word is a new reading process; like electricity — instant and continuous.”
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December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
cloudirigibles

by Claire Zoghb

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December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Our 4th anniversary issue is launched featuring mark meyer’s cover art, with a potpourri of one-line poems and works that contain them, including hybrids, sequences, haiga, and concretes! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We hope you enjoy the issue!

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December 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025

by Kati Mohr

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November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Whiptail, Issue 11, November 2024

by Jennifer Sutherland

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November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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General Submissions remain closed but we're reopening Pebbles vol. 6 subs till November 30. Send us up to 10 poems, each no more than 5 lines, and/or visuals (haiga, etc.).
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Those who submitted to Issue 14 should have received a response now. This issue had a 7% acceptance rate (our average is 5%). The issue is being proofed and checked. We plan to release by early Dec and can't wait to share it with you! Thanks, all, for your support; we couldn't do this without you!🦎
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Those who submitted to Issue 14 should have received a response now. This issue had a 7% acceptance rate (our average is 5%). The issue is being proofed and checked. We plan to release by early Dec and can't wait to share it with you! Thanks, all, for your support; we couldn't do this without you!🦎
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Whiptail Journal, Issue 10, June 2024

by Shane Coppage

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November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
autumn salvo this rain of forgotten

by Beverly Acuff Momoi

Whiptail Journal, Issue 9, February 2024

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November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Do not forget submissions close October 27th for the 4th Anniversary Issue.
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The submission period for Issue 14 is underway, and we find ourselves happily swimming in amazingness! We do not have a target number to accept and are quite selective, so send your best! We are open through Oct 27 🦎
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Whiptail: Journal of the Single-Line Poem. Dedicated to single-line poetry. Publishing one-line poems: haiku, senryu, one-line tanka, lyrical, monostich, or experimental and in horizontal, vertical, d...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
a hawthorn breeze panning for goldfinches

by Liam Wilkinson

Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023

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October 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
a hawthorn breeze panning for goldfinches

Liam Wilkinson

Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023

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October 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Happy 4th bday to whiptail! We are open for one week and are ready to receive your one-line beauties: poems, hybrids, seqs, & other creations! We love art, haiga, & shahai too! Need a little inspiration? Try the optional theme of FOUR (whatever that means to you). www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Happy 4th bday to whiptail! We are open for one week and are ready to receive your one-line beauties: poems, hybrids, seqs, & other creations! We love art, haiga, & shahai too! Need a little inspiration? Try the optional theme of FOUR (whatever that means to you). www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM