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Wales Haiku Journal
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An online journal of international haiku. Published in partnership with WalesArtReview. Editor Joe Woodhouse. Co-Editor C.X. Turner @loverpoetic.bsky.social
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Another highlight from the recent Autumn issue...

Soft rain, tender ghosts — a quiet reckoning beneath the turning leaves.

Tim Daly’s #haiku lingers in the new #WalesHaikuJournal: Amber • Auburn • Ash. 🌧️🍃

Find moments like this here: waleshaikujournal.com

#micropoetry #autumnpoetry
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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A highlight from the recent Autumn issue...

Night deepens, and something ancient stirs — feather, thought, reply.

Kristen Lindquist’s #haiku listens into the dark in the new #WalesHaikuJournal: Amber • Auburn • Ash. 🌙🦉

Find moments like this here: waleshaikujournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A highlight from the recent Autumn issue...

Dust, memory, and the quiet crackle of what remains. Alvin B. Cruz offers an autumn of secrets in the newest #WalesHaikuJournal 🍂📖 #haiku

Find moments like this in the new #WalesHaikuJournal: 🍂✨

#micropoetry #autumnpoetry
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Another highlight from the recent Autumn issue...

A glint of the season in motion with Barrie Levine's #haiku — gold drifting, light unravelling.

Find moments like this in the new #WalesHaikuJournal: 🍂✨

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November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Sharing another highlight from the Autumn issue...

Warm light, trembling wings — a quiet moment where daybreak meets migration.

Laurie Greer’s #haiku glows in the new #waleshaikujournal: Amber • Auburn • Ash. 🦋🌅

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November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Sharing another highlight from the newly released Autumn issue...

The storm holds its breath with warm soil, ripe fruit, and the promise of rain.

Taste the turning season in Glenn G. Coats’ #haiku, featured in the latest #WalesHaikuJournal 🌧️🍅

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November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Sharing some highlights from the newly released Autumn issue...

A new taste of the season...crisp air, citrus light, and the slow turning of leaves.

Sink into Tony Williams’ #haiku in the latest #WalesHaikuJournal: Amber • Auburn • Ash 🍊🍁

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November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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A glimpse of autumn’s glow through Brad Bennett’s #haiku:

slanted sunlight
a trickle of amber
from the cider press

Discover more in the new Wales Haiku Journal - Amber • Auburn • Ash 🍁

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November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Like the many varied cicada calls in this haiku, we look forward to celebrating the myriad voices we’ve already encountered as we delve into the entries for our Summer Competition ☀️.

If you’d like to enter, you can find all the details @

www.waleshaikujournal.com/summercompetition2025
August 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Passiflora, also called passionflowers, bloom in intricate starbursts, drawing every eye to their fleeting display.

A striking botanical term used to vivid effect in this #haiku.

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#summerpoem #waleshaikujournal #micropoetry
August 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Vernal pools — also called ephemeral pools — are seasonal wetlands that appear in spring, teem with life, and vanish as the weather warms…

Another fascinating phrase from the natural world used effectively to create a deeply reflective #haiku.

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August 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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A haunting, twilight-haiku by Gavin Austin. A moment where nature's mysteries unfold in the fading light, capturing the essence of place and sound.

You can find this and more in our Summer Edition—link in bio☀️

#haiku #haikucommunity #poetrycommunity #summervibes #micropoetry #waleshaikujournal
August 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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A sky unfolds in miniature in this graceful #haiku by Adrian Bouter. Part of our Summer Edition: waleshaikujournal.com/summer2025
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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A vivid, rain-soaked #haiku from Antoinette Cheung. A haiku that imaginatively encapsulates our deep connection with nature and its cycles.

You can read this and many others in our Summer Edition @ www.waleshaikujournal.com/summer2025
August 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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The elision of joy found both in nature and nurture, expressed in a memorable #haiku. This gem from JonMcInerney is nestled amongst many others in our Summer Edition, which you can find here:

www.waleshaikujournal.com/summer2025
August 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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This transportive #haiku from Srinivasa Rao Sambangi takes us into the middle of a lullaby.

This is one of the many Summer haiku gathered for our latest journal, which you can read here www.waleshaikujournal.com/summer2025

#poetrycommunity
August 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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☀️ It's here!

The Summer 2025 Edition of Wales #Haiku Journal is live, filled with global voices and unique evocations of Summer. Like this one by Bryan Rickert.

Join us, and celebrate summer in every line…

www.waleshaikujournal.com/summer2025

#HaikuCommunity #poetrycommunity #newissue
July 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Our Summer Edition is out tomorrow! Meanwhile, here’s a meditation on our relationship with the natural world.

Missed the deadline for this Summer’s Edition?

No worries! Our Summer #Haiku Competition is open until August 15th…

www.waleshaikujournal.com/summercompetition2025
July 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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A #haiku about family and the protection loved ones provide. Our thanks to Jo McInerney for this heartening haiku 😍

For more moments like this, and for information about our Summer Competition, head over to

#poetrycommunity

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July 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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A #haiku about growing up; about pushing yourself out of your comfort zone; about resilience, all encapsulated in a rather adorable moment. Our thanks to Stephanie for this one, featured in our Spring Edition ‘25 🦩
June 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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There are just a few days left to #submit to our Summer Edition, but if that’s a bit of a squeeze, there’s still a solid six weeks left to enter our inaugural Summer #haiku #competition ☀️.

To discover more details, head to waleshaikujournal.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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There are just a few days left to #submit to our Summer Edition, but if that’s a bit of a squeeze, there’s still a solid six weeks left to enter our inaugural Summer #haiku #competition ☀️.

To discover more details, head to waleshaikujournal.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Our community has now grown to over 5,000 across our social media. We’d like to thank you all for your support, your words, your time, your care for our #journal and this wonderful form. Thanks to Kevin Valentine for this #haiku which encapsulates our feeling on the journey…
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Sharing another #haiku from our Spring Edition: a haiku that offers a unique expression of that feeling I'm sure we've all experienced at some point! Thanks to
Suraja Menon Roychowdhury for sending this memorable piece our way.

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June 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#haiku #senryu #monoku #summer #competition #prizes

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June 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM