Note from the editor
Exploring and enjoying the art, passion and obsession of haiku poetry — where less is mora! A good review of the poetic form of haiku can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku! Namaste! Got haiku? Want in? Start here: https://medium.com/haiku-hub/got-haiku-a650d1739758
Editors
Writers
Sherry Caris
I write and make art and music. www.facebook.com/Sherry-Caris-Drawings-1661419610792654/
Betta Tryptophan
Blue-haired middle-aged lady with a tendency to say socially and politically incorrect things and to make inappropriate jokes. Awkward and (sort of) proud of it
M
Talking about personal relationships, feelings I feel, and issues I care about. Sometimes attempting poetry.
Tasneem Kagalwalla
Life Strategist. Trainer. Speaker. Author ~ you are everything you choose to be ~ www.tasneemkagalwalla.com
Classical Sass
Perpetually three eighth notes shy of a homicide. Find me on patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=5362411
MWM
Student of the world who wants to help others and loves writing. On Twitter @mwmblue and Instagram @missMWMblue and YouTube @MWMblue with Books and Life series
Anna Breslin
GenX writer, comma splicer. I write a mix of essays and poetry here. Collections: https://medium.com/annapoetics and https://medium.com/liminal-days
Geoff Atkins
A walking knowingly unashamed trope. British (learn to love the U’s). Digital Marketing Master (although I try to keep work and play separate). Prompt God.
Allan Rae
Educator, HIV researcher, former flight paramedic, MFA, poetry, creative non fiction, memoir, intersectional social justice, satire, dogs. https://allanrae.com
Sally O'Dowd
multimedia content production and marketing, magazine self-publisher and poet www.sallyodowd.com www.sallyonmedia.net
Willow T. Lovelace
Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. (Hamlet 2.2.200–201)
Máyọ̀wá
Nigerian-American. Wishes she could speak her mother tongue like her mother's tongue. Regaining my kàlore after living a mostly invisible life.
Stuart James
The story speaks for itself. Remember to be a good person. Links and index at https://sjhtma.medium.com/a-suggestion-6e92a330f746
Colette
I'm not a marshmallow kind of person. I'm more a hard toffee kinda girl. More intense flavour but not everyone has the teeth for me.
Futerthoughts
Hi I stay low long way not say too much an make what i wanna be good maybe make jokes like Komödie. a god one. i always with god. lil poesy maybe Evolution
Rosina Akinola
Hello everyone! I am a mother of three and my oldest son is deceased. He was murdered on November 21, 2015, two days before my birthday. I am seeking justice.
Lynn Browder
I am on a mission to spread autism awareness, compassion, love and understanding. I have a twelve year old son, Owen who has autism. Love music and comedy.
Patsy Starke
Registered Nurse, Transgender Woman In a lifelong transition, Parent, Grandparent, Normal every day run of the mill person, realizing my place here.
Misbahu El-Hamza
Health comms pro. Communications Associate at New Incentives. Media-EIS Fellow. Solutions Journalism Africa Fellow. Passionate about research and storytelling.
Steve B Howard NOVELIST
Atheist. Spewer of sometimes interesting and entertaining gibberish. https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Howard/e/B00WQX1D96?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_aba
Darryl Willis
Has worked in non-profits for 40 years and is currently a Regional Director for an international non-profit. He holds an MA in Biblical text.
Haiku Man
I have recently discovered Haiku which are Japanese inspired form of poetry. I like them for their simplicity, reverence and insight.
🌸pamela star🌸
Daydreamer and Legal Analyst from Vancouver, Canada. A hopeless romantic, music lover, amateur writer and poet wannabe. Practice makes perfect. Well, maybe...💁
ethan macdonald
Senior Product Designer @blockchain • Sith Apprentice • Master Lumberjack • midwest bred, west coast led
Madhumita Sinha
A poet and a writer at heart A corporate trainer by profession . A maverick to the world . She love to weave her emotions through poetry !
AymaraShokunin NYC
Passion/Soul/Heart. Writing as the words strike me. Inspired by word prompts, history, music, my muse, light, darkness, Zen Buddhism. Queens via South America.
Paul S Markle
Wordsmith Apprentice studying under this collective community genius. Writer of fiction, poetry, etc. Former head shrinker, current equine coach…
Owen Banner
Fully human characters, meaningful moral struggles, relationships at stake. An Amish Vampire Thriller Available at: https://owenbanner.com/
Bruce Brachna
65 yrs. old. sometimes poet. occasional thinker, schizophrenic. bruce.brachna@yahoo.com or bbrachna8@gmail.com
Cheney Meaghan
Writer mom. I don’t know what I’m doing, but I’m doing it anyway. http://twitter.com/@cheney_meaghan
Steve Frank
A programmer discovering himself in poetry…a lifetime preparing to write, now finally putting pen to paper. You’ll find me in my poetry.
Quintin van Heerden
perpetual ponderer・status quo questioner・pun proponent・lifelong learner・people developer・topnotch traveller・devout dreamer・coffee & ice-cream snob
Tanu Vohra
Words whizz around my mind and I engrave them into my writing…galvanising and rejuvenating thoughts each day…..
Moses in the Wild
new woodsman love stories, recovery, clinical counseling theories Bret Marston Hall
Patrick Ramsey
Writer, therapist, lover of traveling, slave of dark chocolate almonds - pronouns he / him / his - integralgrowthsolutions.net
Shadi Mirza
Wordsmith. Renegade freak beast. Literally the best to ever do it. Live long, party hard and drink lots of water.
kurt gasbarra
Us Poets... sad but Hoping Delicious delusions of Humanity’s Ultimate goal... of serving Others in need more than Meself. But I digress here Music 🎶 is
Roger M. Woodbury
Roger M. Woodbury is a Maine writer. He’s done a bunch of things now just pondering and writing rambling thoughts from rural Maine.
ak_finch
Christian, writer, teacher, poet, blogger, movie addict, coffee drinker, Netflix binge watcher. Author of Fading Blue - Book of Haiku.
Vijay Upadhyay
Poetry, philosophy, psychology, leadership, finance. My experiences, observations and things I do. vijayupadhyay4936@gmail.com
Jackie Ann
Passionate writer who enjoys using the creative process as a means of self expression and self reflection.
Georgiana Petec
Words, my trusted allies, written when you couldn’t be spoken, now for other voices to read you— I welcome you here. https://georgianapetec.com/
Randy Shingler
Writer, Poet, Essayist, Meditator, Compassionate Being, Top writer in Poetry,History, and Diversity.
Mateen Manek
Filmmaker and Writer. Founder of The Curious Society. Loves telling stories (especially from people we don’t normally get to hear from).
Marla Szwast
A mom who writes, in the cracks of time, between educating, chauffeuring and feeding half a dozen kids. Top writer in Parenting.
Wendy Van Camp
I love to read books, sketch, and drink coffee. I'm an author and a Anaheim Poet Laureate Emerita. #speculativepoetry #sciencefiction #memoir #poetry #scifaiku
AdditionalSky
Paranormal Investigator | Mental Health Advocate | YouTuber | Feminist | Socialist | I believe in Justice and other Fairytales…
Kim Sosin
Kim McNealy Sosin has renewed her love of nature, poetry, and travel following retirement as a university professor of economics.
Debbie Aruta-Watkins
I enjoys capturing life with my camera and pen. http://lifeofdebbieingeorgia.blogspot.com/ https://www.elephantjournal.com/profile/debbie-ealer/
Martine Weber
Published author and poet from the heart | Creative reflections on life’s mysteries | https://medium.com/@martineweber/membership
Alejandro Gawlik Coste
German-Dominican Japanese studies major. Self-taught musician, music enthusiast, and haiku lover. 日本語・日本文化研修留学生として宇都宮大学に留学中。
AK (Aaska Aejaz)
Determined, Discoverer, Researcher, Achiever, Ist priority is humanity, Words are my life, Love is my attitude, I’m a peacemaker, and brave enough for helping!
August Alondra
Late blooming Renaissance Enby. Loving life, family, friends and myself. Enjoying creating art, music, poetry and stories.
Mitul Bhat
A father, husband, friend, designer, writer, beer and tea lover in exactly the same order! Based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. www.mitulbhat.com
Jac Harmony
Reader of beautiful words and a dreamer of creating literary art. I love to explore and try my hand at different poetry forms. Every moment is a muse!
Alice Evergreen
Reaching new insights through poetic verse. Poetry every other day — at least that’s the goal. Writing on love, loss, LGBTQA, and life in general.
Sebastián Vansteenkiste
Writer of programming source code who also tries to write thoughts understandable by humans when he's not busy practicing kendo or thinking idly.
Eric Griggs
Juxtaposeur, technical analyst, process engineer, poet wordsmith, INTJ, Anansi, MBTI certified practitioner & team-builder, certifiable fabulist & Uppity Queer™
Gwen Saoirse
Saoirse is pronounced "seer sha" - Gaelic for freedom. I have tasted it and I thirst for it. As a transgender woman, I want my LGBTQ+ community to achieve it.
Subria
Navigating this fascinating world and sharing lessons along the way. (Names in stories have been changed to protect others’ privacy.)
Elavarasi Manogaran
Lead, Computer Science Curriculum & Learning, Poet who writes about CS, nature and life
Daciana Lipai
Fine art photographer, author of The Photopoetry Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opwdDtmBJJ0&t=28s
Leonardo J. Duarte
Ph.D. Student in Quantum Chemistry. Interested in all fields of natural sciences and technology. Enjoys board games, playing tennis and bushcraft.
Sean Biava
Tech has changed how we communicate forever. Lets make sure that peace and love are always a part of the conversation.
Poetry by Tapan Avasthi
Poetry and prose about life from the lens of an engineer. Buy me a coffee — https://www.buymeacoffee.com/9saLdZFW1 💗POM-poet!💗
Anish Lamichhane, MD
Husband, Medical Doctor; Active on Health Awareness; Trying to unjargon the Medical Jargons; Poet; Writer; https://healthandpoem.blogspot.com
Jk Mansi
To know where you're going find out where you've been. I strive to be joyful. I read. I write. I’m grateful.
Keith Brooks
The grapes are sometimes merciful. California Travel, Essays, Short Fiction, and Reviews.
Jay Squires
I AM an AUTHOR, salesman, optimist, dreamer: May the four always COHABIT & produce wondrous progeny. IN THE SWIRLING POOL OF LIFE, I'm an unflushable floater.
dr. d. e. fulford
Instructor, director of education, researcher, and author of poetry collection— southern atheist: oh, honey — from Cathexis Northwest Press
Heather R. Parker
Freelance content writer, poet, mental health advocate, and chronic illness warrior. I dream of endless summers. Instagram: @heather_r_parker
Darshak Rana
Engineer turned writer with 30M+ views online✦ Published in Business Insider and Reader's Digest✦ Grab your FREE Mental Reset Kit : https://shorturl.at/muJV7
ShaRhonda
Random rambler currently rummaging through words and phrases until I find my niche. Loves poetry, fiction, and almost anything humorous.
Sean Fowler
Combat Veteran I Professional Plant Parent I Activist I Student Instagram: @seanfowler Twitter: @realseanfowler
Somsubhra Banerjee
Loves mountains, sea waves, old buildings, petrichor, sound of night crickets, haiku, kintsukuroi , books, dogs, silences and also cacophonies!:)
E.M Pauling (brb, currently writing a book)
Biochemist by day, amateur/avid dabbler in all things creative: film photography, writing, dancing, sewing, cooking, reading... renaissance millennial 🇰🇪🇺🇸
Arvindh Shyam
~ Expressing through Poetry and Stories ~ Dad & Husband ~ Poem & Short Story Writer ~ Ponderer & Dreamer
Jansen Tang
A humanistic contrarian, technologist and strategic ideator seeking to explore and maximise the connectedness of ideas and relationships.
Sydney Duke Richey
Writing from the heart, I’m inspired by everyday experiences. My poems, haiku and non-fiction come from a slice of my life. *Top Writer in Poetry*
Anchal Sood, PhD
A scientist’s brain and a writer’s heart. I can’t change your life but my life stories can.
Dr Ron Pol
Outcomes science, applied to life. Current main focus AML/CFT. Outcomes architect, loves engaging with open minds. See: https://bit.ly/3bj0Y3y
Nehizena Osagie
23 years old, biology student and bio-inspired innovator. Philosopher at heart, over-thinker by nature.
Naomi Kenan
Then: Woman’s World, NY Post, Jersey Journal. Now: I write about mental illness, love, loss, and the dilemmas of being human. (And me, of course.)
Chuck J Douros
I spend entirely too much time writing for work. Medium gives me a chance to read and write for pleasure, so here I am! Enjoy, and be enjoyed. Be well!
Elia Tenebrae
Poetry and short stories writer. Just a wanderer in this enchanted Universe, where writing and music prevent me from consuming.
Uday Jhunjhunwala
Writer, filmmaker, and investor living in NYC, hoping the Dodgers move back to Brooklyn one day…
Swati Suman
In the rhythm of words, I try to unfold life. Thoughtful expressions in Philosophy, Science, Humanities. Compassion above All. Email: swatis.writes@gmail.com
Jazmin Orozco
I am Jazmin, mother, wife, daughter, sister, Christian, mental health enthusiast, poetry lover, and so much more. @_hazmeen_ jazz.orozco@gmail.com
Breanna Lowman
Poet, writer, creative enthusiast. Wife and mother of three. Lover of different cultures and perspectives. Passionate about authenticity and bridge building.
Nanette Schieron
Former psychotherapist, naturalist, gardener, lover of beauty and truth , trying my hand at poetry.
Dan Leicht
Writes Romance and Sci-Fi. The Centennial Series (Romance Trilogy) available on Kindle Unlimited. Weekly Substack Newsletter: https://danleicht.substack.com/
Alex Kilcannon
Writer, poet, outdoors instructor and Mother of Teenagers. I rewild kids for a living.
Pierre Trudel
I am a writer, sharing my life with a partner and soul mate for over 57 years. We love to help others reach their Dreams. Thee Quest. Let us be your compass.
Shoreditchpoet
Local poet/writer. ‘There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.’ E. Hemingway. All ©️DMM
Adam Bakst
Adam Bakst is a full-time PR executive, part-time comedy writer and all-around decent guy.
Lubna Yusuf
BOOKS: www.amazon.com/author/lubnayusuf | Author, Lawyer, Filmmaker, Multidisciplinary Artist |Co-author TheAIBook | Instagram @iglubna
Navya Gupta
I am a 100-year-old soul stuck in the body of a 20-something… Connect with me on Instagram - unwor_d