Haiku Avenue online
Official website of the Canadian haiku journal
Published on a seasonal basis, Haiku Avenue provides an outlet for both traditional 5-7-5 English-language haiku and those exhibiting more contemporary or postmodern approaches.
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Blankets stored away
and the windows wide open
first day of summer
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— Priscilla Lignori
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Lawnmower broken,
our croquet court still hiding
beneath gold hawkweed
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— R. W. Watkins
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Frozen in headwinds
the open wings of seagulls
black against the sand
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— C. W. Bryan
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roadside jail
the harsh glare
of summer sun
on eye-straining
high-wire
fences
— Jianqing Zheng
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behind young couple
bickering in city park
cherry trees blooming
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— Jerome Berglund
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falling through the cracks
of a park picnic table
stripes of noon sunlight
— Shelli Jankowski-Smith
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Chargeable trimmer
the faint scent of white lilacs
as the motor dies
— R. W. Watkins
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each dewdrop wraps a sun—morning glory
— Jianqing Zheng
at the flower shop
tulips flirt from the doorway—
May in December
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— Natasha Gauthier
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To the Fed Ex place
dropping off another box
sprinkled with snowflakes
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— Priscilla Lignori
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March’s sudden melt—
cat tracks becoming wolf tracks
by late afternoon
— R. W. Watkins
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Nightmare and nightmares
Loving the light of the day
Nightmare and nightmares
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— Robin Tilley
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vespertine prayers
the susurrus of corn stalks
in the autumn wind
— Joshua St. Claire
rolling in shadow
the pony colt releases
some mountain madness
— Edward Baranosky
hammock suspended between earth and sky—you make your own horizon
— Lynda Zwinger
high noon all the animals we see unlucky
— Jerome Berglund
Editorial staff (subject to change or expand): Amanda Williams, Llyw Evans
Submissions should be emailed to the staff at haikuavenue@gmail.com.
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Haiku Avenue is not in any way affiliated with Haiku Canada or any other haiku organization, society or advocacy group that entails a paid membership.
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