the fabric of summer
Haiku by Miriam ZombieHotflash Solon, Maya Daneva, Monica Kakkar, Helen Buckingham, and Cynthia Anderson
June finishes up,
sweating sequins and glitter
in full July drag.
Miriam ZombieHotflash Solon
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
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my one-year old
kicking off the quilt
first heat wave
Maya Daneva
Enschede, The Netherlands
heat wave . . .
sea of sārīs
rims the river
Monica Kakkar
India and USA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakakkar/
Helen Buckingham
Wells, Somerset, UK
lefty girl
the thump of a ball
in my old leather glove
Cynthia Anderson
Yucca Valley, California, USA
www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com
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!
