In Gratitude

Thank you to Jessica Allyson for serving as this week’s guest editor!

Thanks also to this week's tip jar contributors:

• Sharon Martina
• Michele Rule

first kiss the flash of a shooting star

Stefanie Bucifal
Konstanz, Germany

open air concert
the conductor cues
the silent stars

Barrie Levine
Massachusetts, United States of America
barrielevine.com

stargazing
he claps to swat
mosquitoes

Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India
Bluesky: @arvinder.bsky.social
Instagram: @arvinderk8
Twitter: @arvinder8

lantern jars open
fireflies float skyward
July’s constellations

Elizabeth Shack
Illinois, USA

pointed towards
the same stars
that's a hoot

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
Verona, Italy
http://barbaragaiardoni.altervista.org/blog/haikuco-2-2/

Editor Bio: Jessica Allyson (pen name) is based in Ottawa, Canada. Jessica has been actively writing and studying haiku for the past several years and approaches the genre with a beginner’s mind. She is a member of the HSA’s Volery Mentorship Program as well as a member of Haiku Canada and its Trillium and KaDo groups. Jessica’s work has been featured in a range of publications including Haiku Canada and HSA anthologies, frogpond, the Asahi Haikuist Network column, Solitary Daisy and more. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase the work of her fellow haikuists here.

Tip Jar

Haiku Girl Summer will always be a free publication. If you want to make a financial contribution, please visit Allyson Whipple’s Buy Me a Coffee page. Mention Haiku Girl Summer in the comment box and your donation will go into a pool that will be divided among the guest editors at the end of the 2025 editorial run.

Merch

After repeated requests, I set up a Haiku Girl Summer merch shop. You can order T-shirts and tank tops, along with hats, mugs, buttons, and a spiral notebook. Email me if there are other items you’d like to see!