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the plum tree
by the job centre
is flowering
— Sarah Davies
more here: https://www.trivenihaikai.in/post/triveni-spotlight-17th-july-2026
Guest Editor: Keith Evetts
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In the Indian tradition, Triveni means the confluence of three major rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, and Sarasvati.
Here, it signifies India, Japan, and the rest of the world coming together to revel in haikai literature.
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haikaiTALKS: a Saturday gathering! 11th July 2026
haikaiTALKS: Jux by similarity|a Saturday gathering under the banyan tree A Disclaimer Responsibility for the originality of the haikai rests solely with the submitting poet. If anyone feels that it is similar to another haikai, they are encouraged to contact the relevant poet directly. Triveni Haikai India will take any action as recommended by the submitting poet. *** haikaiTALKS Host: Srinivasa Rao Sambangi Gue
Jul 112 min read
SUBMISSION calendar | July 2026
SUBMISSION calendar | July 2026 host: Lakshmi Iyer & Sathya Venkatesh DAILY SUBMISSIONS: 1. Haiga Online https://www.dailyhaiga.org/submissions/ 2. Haikuniverse https://haikuniverse.com/submit/ 3. Mainichi Daily News https://mainichi.jp/english/contact/haiku/ 4. Black and White Haiga/Haisha https://ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com/ 5. smols https://smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com//fivefleas.blogspot.com/ 6. Heliosparrow https://heliosparrow.com/submissions/
Jul 12 min read
indianKUKAI #54 - Call for Entries!
hosts: Kashinath Karmakar, Neena Singh, Amoolya Kamalnath and Rohan Kevin Broach indianKUKAI #54, July 2026 Namaste! Hello! We welcome you to the 54th edition of indianKUKAI. indianKUKAI is a quarterly haiku contest, organised by Triveni Haikai India. Theme: petrichor The word need not be used in the haiku, but the haiku should show the topic clearly. Poets are invited to write and submit their haiku on this theme during the allotted time. Please do not submit after the
Jul 11 min read
haikuKATHA - Issue 56
haikuKATHA unfolding the story within a monthly journal from Triveni Haikai India Issue 56 22 June 2026 founder and managing editor: Kala Ramesh associate editors: Ashish Narain Firdaus Parvez Sanjuktaa Asopa Shalini Pattabiraman Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Vandana Parashar Vidya Shankar web editor: Ravi Kiran proofreader: Sushama Kapur cover art: Prakash Thombre ISSUE 56 Please post your feedback about the poems and the overall experience in this thread. Hearty congratul
Jun 211 min read
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THE HAIBUN GALLERY: 16th July 2026 Dr Mona Bedi - Guest Editor
Editors on haikuKATHA: Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: Dr Mona Bedi Host: Srinivasa Rao Sambangi Featured Poet: Anju Kishore A Thursday Feature 16th July 2026 Alchemy Anju Kishore It’s just before dawn. The world is full of the sea’s roar.
star-strewn sky
the child forgets to ask questions
A hint of gold appears on the horizon, and proceeds to skim the waves, row by row. I step into the bounce of the sea’s hemline.
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TANKA TAKE HOME – 15th July 2026 poet of the month – Rebecca Drouilhet
hosts: Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our Wednesday Feature! poet of the month: Rebecca Drouilhet Biography: Rebecca Drouilhet is a retired registered nurse, author of two books, winner of numerous contest and awards. Her work has appeared in a vast majority of the top haiku and tanka journals. She lives an hour from New Orleans, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Hattiesburg, MS, a culturally rich gumbo of
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HAIKUsutradhar : 10th July 2026
A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for July : Lakshmi Iyer OUR MISSION 1. To provide a new poetry workshop each Friday, along with a prompt. 2. To select haiku, senryu, and haiga each month for the journal, haikuKATHA. Each issue will select poems that were posted in this forum from the 1st of the previous month to the 30th or 31st of the previous month. FEEDBACK GUIDELINES ( Included as a guideline, please do not be constrained by these while pr
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HAIKUsutradhar : 17th July 2026
A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for July : Lakshmi Iyer OUR MISSION 1. To provide a new poetry workshop each Friday, along with a prompt. 2. To select haiku, senryu, and haiga each month for the journal, haikuKATHA. Each issue will select poems that were posted in this forum from the 1st of the previous month to the 30th or 31st of the previous month. FEEDBACK GUIDELINES ( Included as a guideline, please do not be constrained by these while pr
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writeALONG 14 July 2026
A TUESDAY FEATURE hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh guest editor: Jennifer Gurney Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's monthly journal -- haikuKATHA, each month. Poets are requested to post poems (haiku/senryu) that adhere to the prompts/exercises given. Only 1 poem to be posted in 24 hours. Total 2 poems per poet are allowed each week (
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THE HAIBUN GALLERY: 9th July 2026 Dr Mona Bedi - Guest Editor
Editors on haikuKATHA: Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: Dr Mona Bedi Host: Srinivasa Rao Sambangi Featured Poet: Joanna Ashwell A Thursday Feature 9th July 2026 Lost and Found Joanna Ashwell We have exhausted all words. Even the sky has turned grey. Nothing left to say. The staves echo with tin can repetitions. Nothing has been solved here today. raindrops low stars gathering around every doorway We sit as two bookends cornerin
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