April 2, 2026 (Mainichi Japan)

 finches in the schoolyard --

I am learning

a new language

--

Andrei Gradinaru (Bucharest, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260330/p2g/00m/0su/004000c

The 8th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition

WINNERS

last day of summer...

the sky stretches with leaves

over the loft of dreams

Steliana Cristina Voicu

boundless blue

for a moment a dolphin

leaps into the sky

Iulian Ciupitu

end of summer 

fewer butterflies

visiting the nursing home

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara

the vendor street

selling the last boomerang

flock of cranes

Eduard Țară

https://www.kcf.or.jp/basho/touku/

Golden Haiku 2026

 

Din haikuurile expuse pe placute in Washington, DC

https://goldentriangledc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Haiku_2026_signs-for-website.pdf

CANTOS, A Literary and Arts Journal, the 2026 edition.

 

Société littéraire de Laval - Canada - Revue Entrevous 30, février 2026

 

TRIYA, FEB 2026

 Editor’s Note

 

spring celebration -

birds returning to their nests

except for the peace dove

~ Lavana Kray

This haiku by Lavana Kray does more than capture a seasonal moment. It speaks to the poignancy of absence. In its delicate balance of presence and absence, homecoming and exile, this haiku distills the ache of what is missing into a single, unforgettable stroke. Look out for Lavana’s haiku, beautifully transformed into a haiga in the haiga section, and discover the poet’s story behind its creation.

Teji Sethi

 

indianKUKAI #52

 

The 2nd PLACE

 

Cristian Matei

first light —

the barbed wire

dew drops

 

https://www.trivenihaikai.in/post/indiankukai-52-results