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The Wee Sparrow Haiku Nook
(In memory of Japan Society London´s Haiku Corner)
Submission Guidelines
Submission window is between the 1st and 15th of each month.
Please note: Due to the large number of submissions we receive each month, only the poets who are chosen to be featured will be contacted by Marc.
Send The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press´ co-editor Marc Brimble up to 3 of your previously unpublished haiku per month in English to weesparrowhaikunook@mail.com. (Poems which have been selected by an editor for a journal or other publication are considered ´published´. Poems included on social media or a closed group are considered ´unpublished´.) Work created by AI will be instantly rejected.
Write your haiku in the body of your email (no attachments) along with your full name as you would like to see it in print and your current country of residence. No bios necessary. In the subject line please write your full name only.
At the end of each submission window, Marc will carefully read and select 5 haiku to be featured here on our website along with one ´Haiku of the Month´.
Marc is looking for originality and skill. Haiku submitted do not necessarily have to follow 5/7/5 and poets may also submit monoku. Consider the month that you are writing in and include seasonal kigo in your haiku, as well as kireji.
Here are some useful resources you may like to explore to learn more about this form -
You can find all of our featured haiku from August 2024 to August 2025, accompanied by beautiful original artwork from Scottish artist Colin Thom, by clicking the button above.
September 2025
Haiku of the Month
canoeing...
in the draw stroke
autumn reflections
-Richard L. Matta, USA
Selected Haiku
half of a red pear
ripening past
blue magpies
-Vishal Prabhu, India
falling leaves
everything I have
in common with the trees
-Lori Kiefer, UK
near miss
in the evening walk
a low flying bat
-Govind Joshi, India
divorce court exit...
caught beneath her heel
a yellow ginkgo leaf
-Marion Alice Poirier, USA
empty tennis court
the crow returns
to the puddle
-kjmunro, Canada
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