Haiku Crush
#Haiku is alive in '26!
The Best Haiku international, annual search awards $330USD or more, $150 to the top haiku. Judges are posting 50 winners below who are in the 2025 #anthology. The #book - Collection 5 - is on Amazon via TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/
- #Haiku is alive! FYI, our 2026 plan @HaikuCrush is... Profits from our Best Haiku #anthology sales at TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku will go to increasing honorariums awarded by the judges. Your purchase helps! #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #senryu #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #writingcommunity
- #Haiku is alive! #Romance... we think this poem is so apropos on Bluesky. We picture blue eyes and sky. Today, we have a #HaikuCrush on Robert @robertthe.bsky.social! #haikusunday #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #summersky #utopia #sunny #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity #summer #eyes #poem
- #Haiku is alive! #Rivers... works of #nature? Of course. But Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social captures an #urban creation at his feet. Today, we have a #HaikuCrush on Steven! #haikusaturday #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #bus #winter #city #river #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity
- mild midwinter a river glides by my feet past the empty bus stop #HaikuSaturday #Haiku stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/e...
- #Haiku is alive! Unprotected and unnamed. A note of protest alone, unheard or heard? Today, we have a #HaikuCrush on 井川奎 (Ikawa kei) @ikawakei.bsky.social. #haikusaturday #nature #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #bird #birds #winter #cold #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity #trees #poem #poet
- #Haiku is alive! We @haikucrush.bsky.social wish you a healthy, poetic, loving and happy New Year! #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poets #writers #senryu #haikucrush #writing #creativewriting
- #Haiku is alive! #Kindness. Can there be a better gift to loved ones and strangers? Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on DStan58 @dstan58.bsky.social for his #haikufeels #kindle response! #giftidea #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poets #writers @annemorrigan.bsky.social
- #Haiku is alive! Yellow white green. Add the floral fragrance. Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on Ashley @serenitycree.bsky.social for painting such a lovely, sweet picture! #poetry #poetrycommunity #haikufeels #micropoetry #haikusaturday #japanese #honeysuckle #nature #senryu #writingcommunity #vines
- Two reminders... #Haiku are a wonderful gift! And, profits from Haiku Crush sales at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku will go to increasing honorariums awarded by our judges. Thanks, and please repost! #giftbook #giftidea #writersgift #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #senryu #writingcommunity #poets
- Want to stay in touch for the 2026 int'l search for The Best Haiku annual #anthology? Sign up to receive our free, once-in-a-while Haiku Crush email. Click... haikucrush.com/contact-us/ #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #senryu #writingcommunity
- Want to stay in touch for the 2026 int'l search for The Best Haiku annual #anthology? Sign up to receive our free, once-in-a-while Haiku Crush email. Click... haikucrush.com/contact-us/ #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #senryu #writingcommunity
- #Haiku is alive! The seasons come and go... come and go. Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on Djielle @djielle.bsky.social for treasuring what they leave with us. #poetry #poetrycommunity #haikufeels #micropoetry #haikusaturday #summer #dust #winter #snow #nature #seasons #writingcommunity
- #Haiku is alive! We're back and have a new plan @HaikuCrush for 2026. It's this... Profits from our #anthology sales at TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku will go into increasing honorariums awarded by the judges. Let us know what you think. Thanks. #giftidea #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #senryu
- The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are delighted to share... Edward Cody Huddleston #Georgia U.S. is 2025's Grand Prize winner in our int'l search! His #haiku are in The Best Haiku #anthology at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ Other countries may vary. #haikusunday #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #giftidea
- The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social announce that Tracy Davidson #England UK won a Grand Mention honorarium for her #haiku in The Best Haiku #book at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ Other countries may vary. "I fell in love with haiku after a workshop by Stanley Pelter in 2010..." #poetry #haikusaturday
- #Haiku is alive! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to share... David Oates #Georgia US won a Grand Mention award for his #haiku in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology: tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ Other countries may vary. "I find more and more of my poetry... " #poetry #haikufeels #giftidea
- The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to award thomas david, of #England, a Grand Mention honorarium for his #haiku in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ Other countries may vary. "I first discovered haiku in 2023..." #poetry #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #giftidea
- #Haiku is alive! Tomorrow, we'll start announcing the 4 honorarium winners of The Best Haiku 2025 search. Collection 5 is at Amazon + its brick/online partner #bookstores! The link to our U.S. Amazon page is tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku Other countries may vary. #poetry #haikufeels #haikuchallenge
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by Nina Tulloch of #Wellington #NewZealand is published in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology, available at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I stumbled across my love for haiku..." #poetrycommunity #poetry
- #Haiku is alive! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are happy to announce that the haiku -- "Peacock's vibrant dance... " -- by Kiara Patel of #Mumbai #India is published in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. Now available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #peafowl
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges @HaikuCrush are pleased to announce that two haiku by Joanne Scott of #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada are published in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. Now at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I love haiku for its beautiful minimalist... " #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by Herb Tate @herbtate5.bsky.social of #Jersey Channel Islands, is published in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology, at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #unitedkingdom
- #Haiku is alive! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social announce a #haiku by Graham Seal @raggedrascal.bsky.social #Perth #Australia is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology on Amazon via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I like the compression of the haiku and other short poetic forms... " #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce a haiku by Gwen Smith @gwensmith0909.bsky.social #Ohio U.S. is in The Best Haiku 2025 int'l collection at TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ "There is a joy when you paint the perfect picture... " #poetry #poetrycommunity
- #Haiku's alive in '25! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by brett brady of #Maui #Hawaii U.S. is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. Now available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I read every book I would find on haiku... " #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by Breuna Walker @sincerelybreuna.bsky.social, #Mississippi U.S., is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. Now at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I fell in love with writing through reading... " #poetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that two haiku by Marcia Nelson Pedde of #BritishColumbia #Canada are in The Best Haiku 2025 int'l #anthology. Available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ #poets #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #poetrycommunity #poet
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges @HaikuCrush are pleased to announce that the haiku -- "Our cards will land... " -- by Kirk Lawson of #NewYork U.S., is published in The Best Haiku 2025 international #anthology, now at TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ #haikusunday #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
- #Haiku is alive! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by Tracie Renee @tracierenee.bsky.social, #Illinois U.S., is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology, now at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "Haiku is the art of the reveal... " #haikusunday #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce a haiku by Julie Parker-Kinsey @mightyathena.bsky.social #Auckland #NewZealand is in The Best Haiku 2025 #book at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "As a disgruntled teenager, I wasn't terribly interested..." #poetry #haikusunday
- #Haiku is alive! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce a haiku by Betsy McMillan @ye-olde-wench.bsky.social #Ohio U.S., is in The Best Haiku 2025 int'l #anthology at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I learned about short-form #poetry in high school... " #poetry #haikusaturday
- The Best #Haiku 2025 is now available at Amazon and its brick/online partner #booksellers! Here's a shortcut to its U.S. Amazon page: tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ Some countries vary. #giftidea #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #haikufeels #poetrybook #booklovers #haikusunday #haikusaturday #haikuchallenge
- The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a #haiku by John Kerl @johnkerl.bsky.social #WashingtonDC US, is in The Best Haiku 2025 int'l #anthology. It's now at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I've written a little #poetry on and off... " #haikusaturday #micropoetry #senryu
- #Haiku is alive! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are happy to announce a haiku by Pallavi Jesrani @paljes.bsky.social #California US, is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology, now at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I have loved reading and writing #poetry since childhood." #haikusaturday #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges at @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce: a haiku by Bénédicte Kusendila of Sint-Niklaas #Belgium is in The Best Haiku 2025 international #anthology, available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "While I, little Béné... observe and do language... " #poetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judging panel @haikucrush.bsky.social is pleased to announce that a haiku by David Hoffmann @davidthedreamer.bsky.social #Oregon USA is in The Best Haiku 2025 international #anthology, available at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #poet
- #Haiku is alive! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by Tama D. Hito @tamadhito.bsky.social, Nassau County #NewYork, is in The Best Haiku 2025 international #anthology. It's available now at tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ #poetrycommunity #poetry #haikufeels
- #Haiku is alive in '25!" The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that haiku by Valdez Hill of #Vacaville #California are in The Best Haiku 2025 international #anthology. The annual collection is available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ #poetrycommunity #poet #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased that a haiku by Ellie Jones @silby.bsky.social of #England is in The Best Haiku 2025 #book. Available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "My grandfather introduced me to the works of Basho... " #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social announce that a haiku by Jay Friedenberg of #SleepyHollow #NewYork is in The Best Haiku 2025 int'l #anthology. Available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I first discovered haiku by reading The Essential Haiku... " #HSA #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The 3 judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce: two haiku by David Groskind @dtg581.bsky.social #Ontario #Canada are in The Best Haiku 2025, available via TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ "Haiku is the candle I light instead of cursing the... " #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social announce that a haiku by Michael Feil @michaelfeil.bsky.social #Pennsylvania U.S. is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. Available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "I began writing haiku in high school after studying Kerouac's haiku." #poetry
- #Haiku is alive! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce... #poems by Mo Schoenfeld @moschoenfeld.bsky.social of #England are in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology, available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "Writing haiku continues to be as much a spiritual exercise as... " #poetry
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The three judges @haikucrush.bsky.social selected a haiku by Ellis Clay @knownasclay.bsky.social, #SanDiego #California US, for The Best Haiku 2025, available via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ "Classical #Issa has inspired me the most... " #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry
- #Haiku! Judges @haikucrush.bsky.social announce... haiku by E. P. Murphy of #Brisbane #Australia are in The Best Haiku 2025 international #anthology. Available via our "shortcut" link: TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/. "For years, I wrote quietly, just for myself..." #poetry #micropoetry #haikusunday
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that a haiku by Miera Rao of #California #UnitedStates is in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. "Discovering the short and the sweet of haiku has given me long, savory moments..." #poetry #haikusaturday #micropoetry
- The Best Haiku 2025 is now available via Amazon and its brick/online partner booksellers ! Here's a shortcut link to the U.S. Amazon: TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ Other countries may differ. #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #monoku #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #greatgift #poetrybook #poetrybooks
- #Haiku is alive in '25! The 3 judges @haikucrush.bsky.social are pleased to announce that two haiku by Melissa Dennison @meldenn73.bsky.social, of #Bradford #England, are in The Best Haiku 2025 #anthology. "Haiku are like little gems, full of emotion, magic and mystery." #poetrycommunity #poetry
