Hege Anita Jacobsen Lepri
@hegelincanada
of
#Oslo
#Norway
has been chosen for The Best
#Haiku
2022 anthology!
dripping faucet
my parents bickering
suddenly stops
"Haiku to me is more about the practice and process than about the product... I show up to the practice every day."
#haiku
#haikucrush
#poets
#poetrycommunity
#poetry
.
We
@HaikuCrush
are pleased to announce that in concert with a forthcoming anthology - The Best Haiku - we'll be rolling out an online contest by late July. Consider this tweet a suggestion box. Or DM us. We invite your ideas!
Finally! The street urchin team
@HaikuCrush
invites you to read "The Best Haiku" anthology on our website at
For those of you selected by our judges, if we've made a mistake with your haiku, Twitter @ or other info, *please* let us know so we can correct.
We're delighted to announce... Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
@jennfel
of
#Tucson
,
#Arizona
USA has won this year's Grand Prize award and its $150US honorarium. The four judges chose *two* of her
#haiku
for the 2022 international anthology. Congratulations, Jenn!
The
@HaikuCrush
judges have chosen Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
@jennfel
of
#Tucson
#Arizona
USA to be part of The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
bean sprout growing
in a paper cup
kindergarten
"I began the practice of writing haiku in 2015, and enjoy it immensely. I write at least one per day."
We're pleased to announce that J-T Kelly
@JHyphenTKelly
from
#Indianapolis
#Indiana
has won the second of the two *Judges Grand Mention* awards for the 2022 Best
#Haiku
international anthology. The award comes with a $50US honorarium. Congrats, J-T!
The judges selected J-T Kelly
@JHyphenTKelly
of
#Indianapolis
#Indiana
, USA for The Best
#Haiku
2022 anthology!
the begonia bloomed
while I was working
on important things
J-T is an innkeeper. He lives in a brick house with his wife and five children, his two parents and a dog.
Pippa Phillips
@IpsaHerself
,
#CapeCod
#Massachusetts
, a judges' choice for The Best
#Haiku
.
Almost asleep—
someone cuts the kite string,
and I float away.
"I began writing haiku during the pandemic; it's become an indispensable method of expression and way of approaching life."
The four judges
@HaikuCrush
have selected C.X. Turner
@lover__poetic
of
#Birmingham
#England
for The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
a brush of your cheek –
I long to trade places
with the wind
"I love the beauty of haiku and find it connects me to nature in a way that soothes my soul."
The judges
@HaikuCrush
chose a
#haiku
by Hege A. Jakobsen Lepri
@hegelincanada
of
#Norway
,
#Italy
+
#Canada
for The Best Haiku 2023 International Anthology.
"I discovered haiku as a practice in 2018, when I was stuck in my fiction writing and could barely finish a sentence..."
The
@HaikuCrush
judges have chosen Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
@jennfel
of
#Tucson
#Arizona
USA to be part of The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
bean sprout growing
in a paper cup
kindergarten
"I began the practice of writing haiku in 2015, and enjoy it immensely. I write at least one per day."
#Poet
Elaine Mead
@_elainemead
of
#Tasmania
#Australia
was selected for The Best
#Haiku
.
just a moth
fluttering between
dimming hearts.
"I've always loved saying as much as possible with as few words as possible. Haiku is the epitome of this for me and I love playing with it."
Our 4 judges chose Mo Schoenfeld
@MoSchoenfeld
of
#Oxfordshire
,
#England
to be included in The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
overcome by mist,
clouds press together, no stars.
a tepid wind shifts.
"Haiku connects me to others as well as to nature and helps me process strong feelings."
The four judges
@HaikuCrush
chose a
#haiku
by Tess P.
@Tess_2020
of
#England
UK for The Best Haiku 2023, available via
"(Writing.) It's what I think of when I first awake and my last thought at night. It is a beautiful life full of endless possibilities."
Michael Feil
@michaelfeil
of Berwyn, Pennsylvania will be in The Best Haiku anthology!
wrinkles of age spread—
on another birthday cake
cracked white icing
"I've been writing haiku since I first read the poems of Jack Kerouac in the late 1960s. Haiku has become a way of being."
The judges
@HaikuCrush
chose a
#haiku
by Eavonka Ettinger
@StormofCuteness
,
#California
USA for The Best Haiku 2023 International Anthology, available on Amazon.
"I'm so grateful to the haiku community for being so kind, supportive and welcoming as I continue to learn and grow."
C. Jean Downer
@cjeandowner
of
#Surrey
,
#BritishColumbia
#Canada
will be in The Best
#Haiku
!
new puppy
follows a well-worn path
through the backyard
"l love the now-ness and juxtaposition in haiku and finding immediate connection with and within a moment of the writer's life."
#Canadian
Marcia Nelson Pedde
@tomarciamae
#BritishColumbia
selected for "The Best
#Haiku
."
life's imperfection...
one syllable shy of
a perfect haiku
"Nature, photography, poetry ~ especially the potent brevity of haiku ~ are at the top of my list (of passionate curiosities)."
Mo Schoenfeld
@MoSchoenfeld
, now of
#Oxfordshire
UK, was chosen for The Best
#Haiku
.
ripples of green wheat
crowd surf sunlight side to side
soon it will be brown
"I started writing haiku as a calming, coping strategy, to get back to writing... and to connect w/other writers."
Michelle Simon of
#Arizona
has been selected by the
@HaikuCrush
judges to be in "The Best
#Haiku
" anthology.
lapcat
in the next life
we'll switch places
"To read a gem of a haiku... It's as if the universe paused to blow me a kiss. Pure delight." Follow Michelle
@pRoSetrySheIs
We're happy to announce that Mo Schoenfeld
@MoSchoenfeld
of
#England
has won one of the two *Judges Grand Mention* awards for the 2022 Best
#Haiku
anthology, with a $50US honorarium. Congratulations, Mo!
Our 4 judges chose Mo Schoenfeld
@MoSchoenfeld
of
#Oxfordshire
,
#England
to be included in The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
overcome by mist,
clouds press together, no stars.
a tepid wind shifts.
"Haiku connects me to others as well as to nature and helps me process strong feelings."
Rebecca of
#NewEngland
was chosen by our judges for The Best
#Haiku
. She is the youngest
#poet
selected!
Quiet winter nights
Moonlight glinting off the snow
A lonely owl hoots
"I get my inspiration for haiku by hiking in the woods, walking on the beach or just sitting outside."
Eavonka Ettinger
@StormofCuteness
,
#LongBeach
#California
USA, was chosen to be in The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
in this Spring's garden
hopes and dreams are fertilized
without worms of doubt
"I've been trying to become a better modern haikuist this year, and I hope it's working."
The judges selected J-T Kelly
@JHyphenTKelly
of
#Indianapolis
#Indiana
, USA for The Best
#Haiku
2022 anthology!
the begonia bloomed
while I was working
on important things
J-T is an innkeeper. He lives in a brick house with his wife and five children, his two parents and a dog.
#micropoetry
#haiku
.
We're fond of play in its myriad forms. At any age, play can excite the spirit. In this haiku, Arvinder Kaur
@arvinder8
captures its earnest glee. As we read, we feel our toes striving higher and higher to touch the sky. Arvinder is our
#haikucrush
today...
Adele Evershed
@AdLibby1
Wilton
#Connecticut
USA was selected for the Best
#Haiku
anthology!
in the rain shadow
I stand
blurred at the edges
"I love the way writing a daily haiku clears my mind and gives me space to get away from the stresses of the world for a moment or two."
Liran Kazmarek
#Bangkok
#Thailand
has been chosen for The Best
#Haiku
!
in memoriam
a bronze soldier points
his rifle at me
"Haiku's ability to capture a seemingly fleeting moment... is its premiere strength. Every moment could embody that weight if we let it. Isn't that great?"
The judges
@HaikuCrush
picked a
#haiku
by Marcia Nelson Pedde
@tomarciamae
of
#Canada
for The Best Haiku 2023.
"A fellow poet, back in 2019, challenged his followers to write a poem a day, fueling a passion in me. It has become a daily joy, crafting life into the art of haiku!"
#England
's Tess P.
@Tess_2020
has been chosen by our 4 judges to be in The Best
#Haiku
!
Lonely, lost, pale hearts
In a playground of users.
Recyclable toys.
"I adore writing outside of the Box. What box? Exactly." Her *Secret Whispers*
#poetry
collection is available on Amazon.
A
#haiku
by Tracy Davidson
@tracydavidson27
of
#Warwickshire
#England
will be in The Best Haiku anthology.
baby's breath
how the soft scent still lingers
in his empty crib
"Delighted one of my haiku was chosen. I love haiku because it allows you to say so much in so few words."
Our four judges have selected Cindy Wheeler
@wheelie1214
Brooklyn, NY to be in The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
on the fire escape
we thought the bird old, dying
then the fledgling flew
"I am drawn to poetry for it's conciseness, it's punch. Haiku is so efficient and this amazes me."
Dr. Shelley Piasecki
@Shelley_Pia
, who lives w/ her family in
#Wisconsin
#USA
, has been selected for The Best
#Haiku
.
Bother me, my son
You, my love, are no trouble
Your unrest is mine
"I began writing haiku during the long winter months of the pandemic as a creative outlet."
#LongBeach
#California
#poet
Eavonka Ettinger
@StormofCuteness
has been selected for The Best
#Haiku
.
One red raspberry
rolled on the floor, spreading its
juices everywhere.
"I realized I was far too verbose and haiku became my way to sharpen and shorten how I express myself."
Robin Gabbert
@robinpoetry1
#SantaRosa
#California
has been selected for The Best
#Haiku
!
A spring day teases
Sakura blossoms blushing,
the shade of her cheeks.
Robin has been writing haiku for decades but her first book of poetry was only published in 2020, after she retired.
#Singapore
's Elancharan Gunasekaran
@elancharang
has been chosen to be among the
#poets
in The Best
#Haiku
anthology.
empty side
of bed
your warmth
"I'm inspired by Dadaist movements, Butoh and anarchism." He adds that he has "a strange love for all things poetical and sci-fi."
The judges
@HaikuCrush
have announced that David Groskind
@dtg581
of
#Canada
has a
#haiku
published in *The Best Haiku 2023* (now available on Amazon).
"As for my interest in haiku and writing, we do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be."
The judges
@HaikuCrush
selected 2 haiku by Tracy Davidson
@tracydavidson27
of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire UK. She is winner of the 2023 Grand Prize $125US. Congratulations Tracy, for this favorite...
beautiful dreamer
from a seed’s thousand year sleep
the white lotus wakes
Ariel Lawrence
@TKittenWritten
#LosAngeles
will be in The Best
#Haiku
!
Magnolia’s crook hides
youth’s treasure: lime green Hot Wheels,
tattered paperback.
"I've so much gratitude for haiku! It grounds me and opens up the small moments in life that can rush by all too quickly."
Elizabeth Lorayne
@PiratessTilly
of Newburyport
#Massachusetts
USA has been chosen by the judges for The Best
#Haiku
!
Head to head we read
Our breathing harmonizes
This mother’s love song
"I enjoy the challenge of conveying an idea or emotion through the short form of haiku."
#Westport
#Connecticut
, USA
#Poet
#Laureate
Diane Lowman
@DiLo922
was chosen for The Best Haiku anthology!
Wild urban garden
Soft petals defy concrete
Roses rise again
"I love haiku... it seems simple and easy, in reality it's a challenging balancing act of words and sounds!"
Barun Saha
@1barun
of
#Bangalore
#India
has been selected for The Best
#Haiku
.
supper hour
a homeless man with a stick
stirs the stars
"From cave paintings to haiku, we've had a long journey, but our basic desire to capture and preserve the fleeting moments remains unchanged."
#Haiku
's alive!
More 2023 winners chosen for publication! In alpha order, we congratulate...
Mo Schoenfeld
Brian Schulz
Richard Stachurski
Tyler Stone
Adrian Tissier
More winners coming! ICYMI, the 2022 paperback is available at
#haikusaturday
#poetry
The judges
@HaikuCrush
are pleased that Adele Evershed
@AdLibby1
of
#Wilton
#Connecticut
has a
#haiku
published in *The Best Haiku 2023* anthology, now out!
"I stumbled across Haiku Dialogue from The Haiku Foundation and had a go at writing to their prompt... then I was hooked."
Marcia Nelson Pedde
@tomarciamae
of
#VictoriaBC
,
#Canada
has been chosen for inclusion in The Best
#Haiku
2022 anthology!
quiet ...
and a softer quiet
with each flake of snow
"Love of life, family, photography and poetry... especially the concise and potent power of haiku!"
Stephanie Johnson
@satirecluse
of Western
#Australia
will be in The Best Haiku!
Moon on calm water;
serendipitous meetings -
pathways to the shore
Touring
#NewZealand
's countryside 13 yrs ago inspired Steph. She's been writing
#haiku
to go w/ her nature photography ever since!
The judges
@HaikuCrush
announced that Judit Hollós
@Juditka1982
of
#Hungary
has a
#haiku
published in *The Best Haiku 2023* anthology!
"I enjoy creating and experimenting with haiku, tanka, sedoka and haibun. I'm author of two chapbooks of Japanese-style poetry and short prose."
Tony Williams
@tony_the_veg
of
#Glasgow
#Scotland
will be in The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
in the gaps
between tall buildings
clouds throwing shapes
"I've taken so much pleasure in reading and writing haiku since 2020. It's a wonderful way to share our thoughts and observations."
Luke Levi
@LukeLevi6
of
#Leander
#Texas
USA was selected by four judges to be in The Best
#Haiku
international anthology!
wax-like live oak leaves
shine white in the sun
flickering as stars
"To write and read haiku is to live in the present moment and feel blissful in nature."
The four judges
@HaikuCrush
announced that Ravi Kiran of
#India
has a
#haiku
published in The Best Haiku 2023 International Anthology, now on Amazon!
"I discovered haiku during the Covid Pandemic and write for the love of it."
Ravi's work is featured in leading haiku journals.
#Poet
Anda Chisster
#London
#England
has been chosen for The Best
#Haiku
.
Naked words on a
white sheet, laid open, longing
to seduce the mind
"I'm a data scientist. By day I hunt Covid misinformation. In the early morning or evening, whilst running, I play w/ Haiku in my mind"
#Poet
Justin Smith
@Linwood_Thomas
in
#Tuscumbia
#Alabama
USA, was chosen for the international Best
#Haiku
anthology!
I am the sad clown
but please do not fret for me
I am still a clown
"Always loved poetry and the written word. Haiku has been my favorite form this past year."
This
#haiku
by
#Belgium
#poet
Bénédicte Kusendila
@art_beat16
has been chosen to be in The Best Haiku.
Snow, their companion,
The silence between them fell
like a dead sentence
"I've explored ancient v. Western haiku as the writing is as precious as the moment of observation."
The judges
@HaikuCrush
chose a
#haiku
by Jake Grossman
@MrG9499
of
#Utah
USA for "The Best Haiku 2023* int'l anthology.
"I first wandered into haiku when I began to practice Buddhism. Mindfulness and writing, in my experience, are similar: it is paying attention to the present."
The judges
@HaikuCrush
announce that Ariel Lawrence
@TKittenWritten
#USA
has a
#haiku
published in *The Best Haiku 2023* on Amazon.
"I'm in my 4th year of (haiku) practice and still amazed how just a few words can hold onto a moment or cut a window to the world... or the soul!"
Aleksandra Janik of
#Wroclaw
#Poland
has been selected by the 4 judges to be in The Best
#Haiku
anthology!
a lacerated glacier
crevasses bleed
with the purest water
"I am a visual artist but, lately, the image has not been enough to express emotions and momentary feelings.
"
The judges
@HaikuCrush
chose a
#haiku
by Tyler Stone
@TylerStone14984
#Virginia
USA for The Best Haiku 2023, via Amazon.
"I’ve discovered that when you use numerous words, readers tend to reduce them to a few, but when you use few words, readers often expand on them with many."
"I returned to writing poetry after proclaiming that was something I’d never do. But it crept up on me and suddenly, I could no longer resist." -- Our Grand Mention winner Hege A. J. Lepri
@hegelincanada
...
The judges
@HaikuCrush
chose a
#haiku
by Rin Namakura
@namakurarin
of
#Tokyo
#Japan
for The Best Haiku 2023, now available at
"Since my early 20s, I've had an on-and-off, non-committal relationship with haiku-making -- i.e., a repetition of a sporadic..."
#Poet
Adrian Tissier
@AdeytAdrian
,
#London
#England
, has been chosen for The Best
#Haiku
!
Fluttering magpies
Rage in early morning light,
Fox slinks in silence.
"Haiku allow you to express nature's moments of concentrated experience. It's all about getting close to the spirit."
Art Fredeen
@ArtFredeen
of
#Toronto
#Canada
has been selected by the four judges to be in The Best
#Haiku
2022
#anthology
!
disarming
children... icicles
one by one
"I've been writing at least one haiku a day since 2013, and began posting them on Twitter in the spring of 2015."
#Poet
Asmara Beraki
@asmaraberaki
of the
#SanFrancisco
#BayArea
has been chosen to be in The Best
#Haiku
anthology.
if i drifted in
from the sea--would you hold me
in place like the sand?
"Is there any concept truly important to humanity that can *not* be expressed in a haiku?"