{"id":76185,"date":"2026-03-04T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/?p=76185"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:14:44","slug":"haiku-dialogue-world-of-animals-domestic-creatures-pets-and-more-long-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-dialogue-world-of-animals-domestic-creatures-pets-and-more-long-list\/","title":{"rendered":"HAIKU DIALOGUE \u2013 World of Animals \u2013 Domestic Creatures (Pets and More) \u2013 long list"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a child, all I wanted to do was learn to read, and I couldn\u2019t wait for first grade because that was when reading was taught. Unfortunately, my younger sister didn\u2019t appreciate the fact that I\u2019d rather read my book when she\u2019d rather play outside so she\u2019d hide it. We\u2019d play, but I finally had a work-around for missing books. I\u2019d randomly choose a volume from our family\u2019s Funk & Wagnall\u2019s encyclopedia. At the time I just thought I was the weird kid. In retrospect, I suspect I wasn\u2019t the only one who spent time with random volumes of encyclopedias. Regardless, I discovered all sorts of things including my favorites:\u00a0 animals.<\/p>\n

Whether it was learning about wombats (still my favorite marsupial) or another kind of animal, I found (and find) the natural world fascinating.\u00a0 Even now, I find myself watching Nature<\/em> on PBS as they present programs featuring all sorts of animals, from the smallest to the largest and often those that are being rehabilitated or are in danger of becoming extinct. This brings me to the subject of the next couple of prompts \u2013 I am looking for haiku about animals of all kinds, from invertebrates to vertebrates. Each prompt will have a particular focus. Please join me in exploring the zoological world.<\/p>\n

For inspiration, listen to They Might Be Giants\u2019 \u201cMammal\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Below is Nancy\u2019s selection of poems on the topic Domestic Creatures (Pets and More):<\/strong>
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Pets<\/strong><\/p>\n

may often resort
\nto deviltry when bored
\n\u2014my basenji & i<\/p>\n

Curt Linderman
\nSeattle<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

petrichor
\na calico laps
\nat the moon<\/p>\n

Billie Dee
\nTacoma, WA, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

mother’s day
\nthe puppies warm
\nto her milky teat<\/p>\n

R. Suresh Babu
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

after ten years
\nI understand
\ntwo words of dog<\/p>\n

Christopher Seep
\nUSA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

talk therapy
\nmy friend’s service Yorkie
\nperks up her ears<\/p>\n

Jackie Chou
\nPico Rivera, California, US<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

unwanted trip
\nour cat shivers with fear
\nwhen our boat heels<\/p>\n

Pris Campbell
\nU.S.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

shooting star
\nmy cat i used to
\ntell secrets to<\/p>\n

Stephen A. Peters
\nBellingham, WA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

my dog \u200b\u200bsolemnly
\ngives his paw to my aunt who…
\navoids animals<\/p>\n

Urszula Marciniak
\nPoland<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

housebreak alarm
\nour old tomcat
\nslips into shadow<\/p>\n

John Hawkhead
\nUK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

prowling shadow and light . . .
\nthe empty sofa arm
\nstill fur warm<\/p>\n

David Cox
\nTorquay, UK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

grass-stained tennis ball
\nthey call their collie
\nWimbledon!<\/p>\n

Maxianne Berger
\nOutremont, Quebec<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

a walk in the park
\nmy dog is leading me
\nto that girl again<\/p>\n

Boryana Boteva
\nSofia, Bulgaria<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Backing vocals –
\nthe dog howls along to
\nEurovision<\/p>\n

Caroline Ridley-Duff
\nUK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

autumn path \u2014
\nmy dog nudges aside
\nthe moonlight<\/p>\n

Sanjana Zorinc
\nCroatia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sonoran tortoise
\nbasks under warm winter sun
\nmid February<\/p>\n

Veronica Hosking
\nAvondale, AZ<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

catio
\na lizard escapes with
\nnary a nibble<\/p>\n

Eavonka Ettinger
\nLong Beach, CA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

family reunion \u2013
\nthe cat meets
\neveryone<\/p>\n

Daniela L\u0103cr\u0103mioara Capot\u0103
\nRomania<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

black or white
\nkittens calling
\ntake me, take me<\/p>\n

Dejan Ivanovic
\nLazarevac, Serbia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the fourth wall\u2014
\nwhen goldfish kiss
\ntheir reflection<\/p>\n

Mark Gilbert
\nUK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

a cat’s patch
\nof savanna grass
\nbackyard stalks<\/p>\n

Steve Bahr
\nRoseburg, OR<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

spring near \u2014
\nAkita\u2019s nose
\nin the grass<\/p>\n

Keiko Izawa
\nJapan<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

her dewy nose nudge . . .
\nsame beginning
\nnew day<\/p>\n

Debbie Sterling
\nOregon, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

spilled milk
\nall innocent eyes
\non the cat<\/p>\n

Jagajit Salam
\nImphal, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

through the window
\nshared howls
\nmoonlit echo<\/p>\n

Rebeca Thomas
\nArizona, US<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Night in the city.
\nWith a stray cat I share
\na deserted street.<\/p>\n

Herwig Stas
\nMeldert (Belgium)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

spring walk
\nto get closer to people
\nit takes a dog<\/p>\n

Luciana Moretto
\nTreviso, Italy<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

awakening
\na cat’s claws deep
\nin the cherry<\/p>\n

Zoltan Pachnik
\nHungary<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the peacock
\ndisplays its feathers
\nValentine’s Day<\/p>\n

Marie Derley
\nAth Belgium<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

arranged marriage
\nonly my dog and I
\ncompatible<\/p>\n

Jahnavi Gogoi
\nAjax, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

dead of winter
\nmy dog takes me
\nfor a walk<\/p>\n

Sean Murphy
\nMD, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Your face on the mantel
\nlong leash on the wall
\nbark of every dog<\/p>\n

Sudha Devi Nayak
\nBhubaneswar India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

stick figure family
\non my car\u2019s back window
\nthe best dogs ever<\/p>\n

Margaret Tau
\nNew Bern, North Carolina<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

jingling leash
\nhe sprints to the door
\npaws trot<\/p>\n

Sudha Shetty
\nKerala, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

light enough
\nfor our toddler to hold
\nadopted kitten<\/p>\n

Barrie Levine
\nMassachusetts, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

new blanket —
\nfirst ray of sun
\non my dog<\/p>\n

Mariangela Canzi
\nItaly<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

setting sun –
\nthe cat’s paw
\nbehind the ear<\/p>\n

sole al tramonto-
\nla zampetta del gatto
\ndietro l’orecchio<\/p>\n

angiola inglese
\nItalia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

thumping
\nrunning\u2014
\nhouse rabbit<\/p>\n

Patricia Haddock
\nSan Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

my mixed-breed
\nbellies up to the dog bowl
\nbarks out her order<\/p>\n

Sari Grandstaff
\nSaugerties, NY, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

morning moon
\nthree strays wait
\noutside the gate<\/p>\n

Neena Singh
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

bright parrot \u2014
\nshouting our names
\nwhen we come home<\/p>\n

Minko Tanev
\nBulgaria<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

home alone
\nthe dog and me
\nequally bored<\/p>\n

Biswajit Mishra
\nCanada<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

frilly pink bed
\nwhere our cat chose
\nto have kittens<\/p>\n

Kathabela Wilson
\nUSA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

at my feet
\nthe dawn opens
\nto my cat\u2019s yawns<\/p>\n

Lakshman Bulusu
\nPrinceton NJ, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

monsoon…
\nenjoying the puddles
\nmy overzealous poodle<\/p>\n

Nisha Raviprasad
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

morning drizzle
\nthe beagle wakes me
\nand falls asleep<\/p>\n

Padma Rajeswari
\nMumbai<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

feeding stray dogs
\nthis language
\nof heads and tails<\/p>\n

Ravi Kiran
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

among snow and crumbs
\nin the balcony feeder \u2014
\ntits, my willow pets<\/p>\n

Goda Virginija Bendoraitien\u0117
\nLithuania<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

whimpers
\nof our new puppy \u2014
\nautumn wind<\/p>\n

Rashmi Buragohain
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

through the cat-flap
\nbrother’s tomcat and
\nwinter cold<\/p>\n

Nikola \u0110ureti\u0107
\nZagreb, Croatia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

my pet spider spins
\nan excuse in filigree
\nno dusting again<\/p>\n

Robert Clark
\nUnited Kingdom<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

more lives
\nthan our cat
\npet goldfish<\/p>\n

thomas david
\nUnited Kingdom<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

how quickly
\nshe domesticates me
\nthis little cat<\/p>\n

Bryan Rickert
\nBelleville, Illinois<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

free therapy
\nmy schnauzer’s furry head
\nrests on my knee<\/p>\n

Tracy Davidson
\nWarwickshire, UK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

sun drenched spot
\nkitty curls up to nap
\ndreams of summer<\/p>\n

Kathleen Mazurowski
\nChicago, IL<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

chasing dragonflies
\nwith a red cape
\ncocker spaniel<\/p>\n

Anthony Rabang
\nPhilippines<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

rare Texas snow
\nour collie leaps
\nto catch a flake<\/p>\n

Christa Pandey
\nAustin, TX, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

spring sunset –
\nmy cat’s gift
\non the mat<\/p>\n

Nazarena Rampini
\nItaly<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

daily walk
\ndog beside me
\n— still<\/p>\n

Barbara Grueger
\nWhitehorse Yukon<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

my son’s Mini Rex
\ndies in my arms,
\nshe was my baby too<\/p>\n

Vera Kochanowsky
\nFalls Church, Virginia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

she pulls
\nthe puppy closer
\nhawk<\/p>\n

Cindy Putnam Guentherman
\nLoves Park, IL, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

drizzle \u2013
\nmy cat’s nose
\nticks my skin<\/p>\n

Daniela Misso
\nItaly<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

zen garden
\nthe tomcat\u2019s transgressions
\ngo unnoticed<\/p>\n

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
\nTucson Arizona USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

his wife . . .
\na faded painting
\nof cats<\/p>\n

Bipasha Majumder (De)
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

sleep deprivation
\npushing through
\nthe puppy phase<\/p>\n

Pamela Jeanne
\nYukon, Canada<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

his cage\u2014
\nthe dust
\nin a sleeping curve<\/p>\n

Nitu Yumnam
\nUAE<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

kids in the garden\u2026
\nnew stroller for the kitten
\nmy wicker basket<\/p>\n

Steliana Cristina Voicu
\nPloiesti, Romania<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

heatwave\u2014
\nthe rag-doll cat
\nlolling on stone<\/p>\n

Gwen Bitti
\nAustralia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

swimming in circles
\nsomething I share
\nwith the goldfish<\/p>\n

Morgan Ophir
\nSydney, Australia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

prick of the ear
\nhe lets me test
\nfeline sweetness<\/p>\n

Adele Gallogly
\nHamilton, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

his soft lips
\ngently nibble my fingers\u2026
\nour blue-eyed koi<\/p>\n

Rita R. Melissano
\nRock Island, IL USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

her new therapist
\nSully
\nthe rescue<\/p>\n

Susan Farner
\nUSA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

childhood sorrow \u2014
\nunder the plastic palm tree
\nmy dead pet turtle<\/p>\n

Mark Meyer
\nMercer Island WA USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

a peck on my lips
\nthe night he died
\nblue budgie<\/p>\n

Ruth Holzer
\nPotomac Falls, VA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

purrculated
\ncat caf\u00e9 coffee
\nfeline groovy<\/p>\n

John S Green
\nBellingham, Washington<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

all-out effort\u2026
\nbraving a green iguana
\non my shoulder<\/p>\n

Sumitra Kumar
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

our parrot
\nspills the beans
\nrunny dal<\/p>\n

Arvinder Kaur
\nChandigarh India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

before the meeting
\non the nanny cam
\nthe kittens<\/p>\n

Quamrul Hassan
\nFayetteville, Arkansas<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

pampas grass
\nour dog balking
\nat the footbridge<\/p>\n

Lev Hart
\nCalgary, Canada<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

after dinner\u2026
\nthe four second recall
\nof the labrador<\/p>\n

simonj
\nUK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

afternoon fireplace
\nthe rhythm
\nof my cat\u2019s nap<\/p>\n

Maya Daneva
\nThe Netherlands<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

snug on my chest
\nthe blind cat\u2019s deep rumble
\nspring days<\/p>\n

Rupa Anand
\nNew Delhi, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

inflatable toys
\nour attempts
\nto make goldfish fly<\/p>\n

Geetha Ravichandran
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the black kitten
\nthat followed me to school
\nevery stray cat I see<\/p>\n

Richard Straw
\nCary, North Carolina<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

old Japanese Spitz
\nhis vet doesn’t advise me
\nto find a mate<\/p>\n

Tejendra Sherchan
\nNepal<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

quizzing me
\non collective nouns
\nmy sup-purr-visor<\/p>\n

Roberta Beach Jacobson
\nIndianola, IA, USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

full moon
\nmocking at my pet dog
\nbarking under the bare tree<\/p>\n

Swarna Bopali de Zoysa
\nSri Lanka<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

duskfall —
\nthe neighbourhood stray
\nleads me home<\/p>\n

Mona Bedi
\nIndia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

spring meadow
\nthe thrill of the wild
\nfor my old tom cat<\/p>\n

Annie Wilson
\nShropshire, UK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

heatwave…
\nmy puppy refuses
\nthe hot dog<\/p>\n

Cezar Ciobica
\nRomania<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

sunrise
\nleaping onto the bed
\nmy orange cat<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Shack
\nIllinois<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the only myth
\ni wish was true
\nnine lives<\/p>\n

Margaret Anderson
\nVancouver, BC<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

dad feeds the cat
\nI feed my tamagotchi\u2014
\nsplit infinitive<\/p>\n

Adele Evershed
\nWilton, Connecticut<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

kneading my back \u2013
\nI hire my cat
\nas a shiatzu therapist<\/p>\n

Cristina Povero
\nItaly<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

old afghan
\nthe dog and I
\nsharing winter<\/p>\n

Ann K. Schwader
\nWestminster, CO<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

echoing emptiness
\nour parakeet’s
\ndeath day<\/p>\n

Sheila Sondik
\nBellingham, Washington<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

saffron cat
\npoised on the sill . . .
\nEgyptian queen<\/p>\n

Ann Sullivan
\nArlington, MA USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

when the cat\u2019s away \u2026
\na flash mob of finches
\nat the feeder<\/p>\n

Sarah Paris
\nSanta Rosa, CA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Domesticated Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n

with cows
\nas neighbors
\npeace<\/p>\n

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
\nVerona \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

deer farmer
\nshe keeps a fragile fawn
\nwhen selling up<\/p>\n

Ann Rawson
\nScotland UK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

part of their herd
\nJersey cows
\nlicking my hand<\/p>\n

Olivier Schopfer
\nGeneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

sunset
\nthe moos of cows
\nin step with tinkles<\/p>\n

Subir Ningthouja
\nImphal, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

yelling at the calf
\nto come to the fence\u2014
\nkindergarten kids<\/p>\n

Tony Williams
\nScotland, UK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

newborn calf \u2014
\nthe same warm milk
\nfor me<\/p>\n

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy
\nChennai, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

before the race \u2014
\nmy head buried
\nin her mane<\/p>\n

Sathya Venkatesh
\nCoimbatore<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Milk of kindness
\nChews the day thoughtfully
\nGrass grazed with grace<\/p>\n

Uma Padmanabhan
\nKolkata, West Bengal<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

orchard after rain –
\nan old donkey noses fallen apples
\nchoosing the sweet one<\/p>\n

Dan Campbell
\nVirginia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

carefully sniffing
\nmy offer of carrots
\nrejected again<\/p>\n

Deborah Karl-Brandt
\nSinzig, Germany<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mother’s Day
\nthe piglets begin
\nto wean<\/p>\n

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
\nFairlawn, Ohio USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

milk and cheese–
\ntilling soil all day
\ncarabao<\/p>\n

Federico C. Peralta
\nPhilippines<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

sunset \u2014
\nthe cows come home
\nwith heavy udders<\/p>\n

Stoianka Boianova
\nBulgaria<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

morning oats
\nour bay filly
\nnips my elbow<\/p>\n

AJ Johnson
\nStephens City, VA USA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

farmer’s house
\nlifting the barricade
\nhe lets the cattle out<\/p>\n

Govind Joshi
\nDehradun, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

keeping eggs warm
\nthat will never hatch
\nbackyard hen<\/p>\n

Kerry J Heckman
\nSeattle, WA<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

return journey…
\nsilence from
\nthe cattle truck<\/p>\n

Melissa Dennison
\nUK<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

way home \u2013 an owner after his donkey<\/p>\n

Ivan Georgiev
\nGermany<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

goat meets pig
\nthe Chinese zodiac
\nsays go for it<\/em><\/p>\n

Cynthia Anderson
\nYucca Valley, California<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

sent on search
\nmy dog carefully carries
\nthe rabbit in its mouth<\/p>\n

Helga Stania
\nSwitzerland<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

morning cold –
\nthe warmth
\nof fresh-laid eggs<\/p>\n

Hynek Koziol
\nCzech Republic<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

protecting herbs
\nmy blue tongue lizard
\nconsumes the garden
\nsnails<\/p>\n

wanda amos
\nAustralia<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

paper route . . .
\npalomino parting
\nthe morning mist<\/p>\n

Monica Kakkar
\nIndia and United States of America<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

wet courtyard
\nthe hen\u2019s scratch marks
\nfill with rain<\/p>\n

Nalini Shetty
\nMumbai, India<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pinocchio daydream
\nmy wooden horse
\nturns into a real one<\/p>\n

susan burch
\nHagerstown, MD<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

a silhouette
\nin the early dawn mist
\nlistless packhorse<\/p>\n

Arrigo Bassi
\nSwitzerland<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

white and brown coats
\ntwo therapy cows
\nfrom the community<\/p>\n

Madeleine Kavanagh
\nNorthern California<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

Join us next week for Nancy\u2019s commentary on additional poems\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bios:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guest Editor Nancy Brady is a pharmacist by profession, a haiku and senryu poet by nature. She often found inspiration on her treks back and forth to work as a pharmacist; her first book of haiku, Ohayo Haiku<\/em>, was a foray into publishing haiku. Three Breaths<\/em>, her second book, is a mix of haiku, senryu, alternative forms, and other poems. Her work has appeared in journals all over the globe (both print and electronic) and has been rejected by many more. Nancy also writes other genres and has published a children\u2019s book, The Adventures of Aloysius<\/em>, in November 2023. It is catalogued in the Library of Congress. She also reads lots of novels. Her favorite is, and remains, Ayn Rand\u2019s Atlas Shrugged<\/em>, but she is also a big Harry Potter fan. Now retired from the pharmacy profession, she works part-time for the local Board of Elections and volunteers at Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Center. She, her husband Rob, and their cat, Regulus Arcturus Black, live in Huron, Ohio, a block from Lake Erie, where the bird population is constantly changing.<\/p>\n

Assistant Editor Lafcadio, a former teacher, now works from home writing, editing and proofreading study guides for nursing textbooks. She lives in Tennessee. She has written poetry for a long time but a couple of years ago fell in love with Japanese micropoetry and hasn\u2019t looked back. Lafcadio has been published in a number of journals and anthologies. She writes under the nom de plume of Lafcadio because nom de plume is so fun to say. You can read her poems on Twitter (X) @lafcadiopoetry or BlueSky @lafcadiobsky.<\/p>\n

Assistant Editor Vandana Parashar is an associate editor of haikuKATHA<\/em> and one of the editors of Poetry Pea<\/em> and #FemkuMag<\/em>. Her debut e-chapbook, I Am<\/em>, was published by Title IX Press (now Moth Orchid Press) in 2019 and her second chapbook Alone, I Am Not<\/em>, was published by Velvet Dusk Publishing in April 2022.<\/p>\n

Lori Zajkowski is the Post Manager for Haiku Dialogue<\/em>. She lives in New York City and enjoys reading and writing haiku.<\/p>\n

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