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white violets
a sudden spill
of tears
— Francine Banwarth
more here: https://www.trivenihaikai.in/post/triveni-spotlight-9th-march-2026
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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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To promote the enjoyment of haikai and tanka literature among Indians living in India and elsewhere.
To create a common platform for all haikai poets, irrespective of boundaries both physical or imagined.
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haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering! 7th March 2026 Guest poet: Keiko Izawa
haikaiTALKS: Japanese aesthetics: ma |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. *** Special Guest Poet : Keiko Izawa host
3 days ago3 min read
SUBMISSION calendar | March 2026
SUBMISSION calendar | march 2026 host : Lakshmi Iyer 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. Five Fleas Itchy Poetry https://fivefleas.blogspot.com/ h ttps://fivefleas.blogspot.com/ 6. Heliosparrow https://heliosparrow.com/submissi
Mar 12 min read
haikuKATHA - Issue 52
haikuKATHA unfolding the story within a monthly journal from Triveni Haikai India Issue 52 22 February 2026 founder and managing editor: Kala Ramesh associate editors: Ashish Narain Firdaus Parvez Priti Aisola Sanjuktaa Asopa Shalini Pattabiraman Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Vandana Parashar Vidya Shankar web editor : Ravi Kiran proofreader : Sushama Kapur cover art: Prakash Thombre ISSUE 52 Please post your feedback about the poems and the overall experience in this t
Feb 211 min read
indianKUKAI #52 - RESULTS
hosts: Amoolya Kamalnath, Kashinath Karmakar, Neena Singh, & Rohan Kevin Broach We conclude this edition of the indianKUKAI # 52 100 Submissions came from 26 countries: Algeria, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Trinidad, UAE, and the USA. theme: first light The winner is * * * Sanjuktaa Asopa * * * with 45
Jan 311 min read
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HAIKUsutradhar : 6th March 2026
A FRIDAY FEATURE Host: Gauri Dixit Mentor: Kanjini Devi Prompter for March : Saumya Bansal 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 whi
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THE HAIBUN GALLERY: 5th March 2026. Linda Papanicolaou - Guest Editor
Editors on haikuKATHA : Shalini Pattabiraman, Vidya Shankar, Firdaus Parvez and Kala Ramesh Guest Editor: Linda Papanicolaou Featured Poet : Carol MacRury Host: Srinivas Sambangi A Thursday Feature 5th March 2026 New Year’s Eve Carol MacRury The clock leans toward midnight, and the room hums with borrowed joy. Someone laughs too loudly, someone else pretends they aren’t crying. Still, I lift my glass. Hope is a stubborn thing, and even sadness softens when the world count
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TANKA TAKE HOME — 4th March 2026 Featuring poet: Kanjini Devi
hosts: Firdaus Parvez, Kala Ramesh, Priti Aisola & Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Introducing a new perspective to our Wednesday Feature! 4 th March 2026 poet of the month: Kanjini Devi seagulls screeching over a street guitarist from the gallery I pluck up courage to sing you Songbird (haikuKATHA Issue 11, September 2022) reap
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SUBMISSION calendar | March 2026
SUBMISSION calendar | march 2026 host : Lakshmi Iyer 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. Five Fleas Itchy Poetry https://fivefleas.blogspot.com/ h ttps://fivefleas.blogspot.com/ 6. Heliosparrow https://heliosparrow.com/submissi
Mar 12 min read
open sky :: SAMVAAD/8th March
hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak f refl es some sold ers some pac f sts - Scott Metz (The Heron’s Nest Volume XXVI.2: June 2025 )
2 days ago1 min read
thinkALONG 3 March, 2026
A TUESDAY FEATURE hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh guest editor: Jenny Shepherd 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 eac
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