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Amy Borgman @ireneaddie.bsky.social · Sep 24

still wearing white
long after summer’s end
wild jasmine

#haiku #senryu
#poetry #micropoetry
#3lines

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lichtbringer @saintghost.bsky.social · Sep 24

migrating geese
pulling the stars back home
autumn equinox

#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Sep 24

My latest blog post, "How a haiku is hatched," describes the process of writing this #haiku:

spiral journal my bit of the galaxy

www.makinostudios.com/blog

Blog — Makino Studios

BLOG Annette Makino shares thoughts on the creative process—also known as life.

www.makinostudios.com

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Sep 24

Happy equinox, everyone!
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#haiku #equinox

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Deborah A. Bennett @dabennettpoet.bsky.social · Sep 11

falling through
the broken window
autumn moon

- Deborah A. Bennett
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association,
October 2024

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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · Jun 5

“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.”

~ Dejan Stojanović (b. 1959)

#Painting by Matazō Kayama.

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Rattle Poetry @rattlepoetry.bsky.social · May 16

ring box—
my answer
in the form of a question

—Tanya McDonald

Fourth of July by Tanya McDonald - Rattle: Poetry

Boyfriend home on four days of leave, I borrow Mom’s pickup and we go for a drive. Windows down, radio up. AC/DC. Deep Purple. Cream. Heart.

www.rattle.com

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · May 8

We had a great crowd for the first-ever poetry reading in Humboldt by Asian American poets on Sunday!

“Ink to Paper” featured original #poetry by seven poets: Mark Shikuma, Shizue Harada (poems read by Amy Uyeki), Daryl Ngee Chinn, Libby Yee, Tony Wallin-Sato, Paul Michael Atienza and me.

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · May 8

Honored to have my #haibun “Migration” featured on Rattle.com today!

Rattle Poetry @rattlepoetry.bsky.social · May 7

rope swing
assessing the depth
of my losses

—Annette Makino

Migration by Annette Makino - Rattle: Poetry

Everyone just calls it “the gully.” It’s a bit of wilderness in the midst of our Southern California development. A creek runs through it, lined with eucalyptus trees.

www.rattle.com

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · May 2

I’m sharing #haiku and art at the Ink to Paper #poetry reading at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka, CA this Sunday at 2!

This weekend is a celebration of local Asian American culture, with a Chinatown street festival, group art show, opera and poetry reading. More: makinostudios.com/blog

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · May 1

Thanks so much! ☺️

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 30

“Winding River” is one of six #collages I have on view as part of the group show of Asian American artists at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka, CA right now! The official opening is this Saturday, May 3, 6-9 p.m. during Arts Alive. Hope to see some friends there!

#asianartists #humboldt

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 29

The ukiaHaiku Festival, held in Ukiah, CA, was such a nice event! I gave a keynote about my haiku journey, the elements of effective haiku, haiku-related forms and why we write haiku. People of all ages and walks of life shared their #haiku amid live music and good spirits.

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 26

Happy to support #independentbookstoreday today! This is Northtown Books in Arcata, CA.

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Kris Lindbeck @krislindbeck.bsky.social · Apr 26

The great #haiga artist @annettemakino.bsky.social at tinywords today:
tinywords.com/2025/04/25/4...

the shape of a life
one sparkling wave
returns to the sea

alt text: #haiku written next to a breaking wave in indigo & turquoise, made from painted strips of paper.

tinywords

the shape of a life one sparkling wave returns to the sea (haiga)

tinywords.com

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 26

Aw thanks Kris!

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The Solitary Daisy 🌼 @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social · Apr 21

Congratulations to first place winner, Molly Thapviwat! #haiku #haikucontest

In the background, green grass with a blue and white streaked sky. Two wooden poles with four lines across them hold a pair of cream colour pants and three dark shirts.
Text reads
cold laundry line -
the shape of your sweater
still holding the wind
- Molly Thapviwat
Bangkok, Thailand
The Solitary Daisy

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whiptail: journal of the single-line poem @whiptailjournal.bsky.social · Apr 22

Whiptail Journal, Issue 2, February 2022

www.whiptailjournal.com/read-the-arc...

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C. K. Crawford @christacraw.bsky.social · Apr 20

every star has
an understudy
—firefly

#haiku #poetry #dailyhaikuprompt (fire)

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YourMoonliness @yourmoonliness.bsky.social · Apr 17

home alone
the teapot whistles
a single note

#haikufeels
#note
#haiku

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 17

maybe we too
soften with age
moss-covered stones

Happy International Haiku Poetry Day!

This piece is an 11x14 mixed media collage made with paper, acrylic paint, ink, colored pencil and glue on cradled birch panel.

#haiku #haiga #collage #aging

Collage of green moss-covered stones with small frog on one of them. Haiku reads:

maybe we too
soften with age
moss-covered stones

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 16

The 23rd annual ukiaHaiku Festival takes place on Sunday, April 27, 2-4 at the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, CA. I’m honored to be the keynote speaker, a cool twist for a Ukiah High grad! I’ll have a Makino Studios table with books etc.
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ukiahaiku.org

#haiku #ukiah

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 14

So glad it speaks to you!

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 10

Here is one of my #haiku that was featured on Cornell University's Mann Library Daily Haiku in March.

to accept the things
 I cannot change
 outgoing tide

haiku.mannlib.cornell.edu/category/author/annette-makino/

Collage of dark blue ocean with gold sand and setting sun. Haiku reads:

to accept the things
 I cannot change
 outgoing tide

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Annette Makino @annettemakino.bsky.social · Apr 9

The artists are Karla Kaizoji Austin, Cate Be, Jeremy Hara, Ted Hsu, the late Suk Choo Kim, Ali Lee, Thao Le Khac, Amy Leon, Annette Makino, Yoshiko Skelton, Amy Uyeki and Libby Yee.

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