Alan Summers
@thehaikutec.bsky.social
Founder of Call of the Page, and Pan Haiku Review
https://www.callofthepage.org
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Alan Summers
@thehaikutec.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Call of the Page - Haiku Playback
New page
www.callofthepage.org
Our first video feedback haiku course!
Video & audio combined is a great way for Alan Summers to comment on your haiku poems, for him to hone in really clearly on specific lines and words in real time.
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haik...
#haiku #callofthepage #course #courses #writing #poetry
Video & audio combined is a great way for Alan Summers to comment on your haiku poems, for him to hone in really clearly on specific lines and words in real time.
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haik...
#haiku #callofthepage #course #courses #writing #poetry
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Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025
by Kati Mohr
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by Kati Mohr
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November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025
by Kati Mohr
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by Kati Mohr
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Read the beautiful poemword or one word poem in the latest Issue of Whiptail.
November 2025 Issue 14 Whiptail.pdf share.google/O70bDsceWeKl...
Consider writing your own poemword.
Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem | The MIT Press Reader share.google/ZcGOhk4WteuA...
November 2025 Issue 14 Whiptail.pdf share.google/O70bDsceWeKl...
Consider writing your own poemword.
Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem | The MIT Press Reader share.google/ZcGOhk4WteuA...
Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem
“In effect the single word is a new reading process; like electricity — instant and continuous.”
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December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Read the beautiful poemword or one word poem in the latest Issue of Whiptail.
November 2025 Issue 14 Whiptail.pdf share.google/O70bDsceWeKl...
Consider writing your own poemword.
Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem | The MIT Press Reader share.google/ZcGOhk4WteuA...
November 2025 Issue 14 Whiptail.pdf share.google/O70bDsceWeKl...
Consider writing your own poemword.
Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem | The MIT Press Reader share.google/ZcGOhk4WteuA...
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everything turned off the stars tonight
by Dylan Stover
Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025
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by Dylan Stover
Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025
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Read the Current Issues
Whiptail: Journal of the Single-Line Poem. Dedicated to single-line poetry. Publishing one-line poems: haiku, senryu, one-line tanka, lyrical, monostich, or experimental and in horizontal, vertical, d...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
everything turned off the stars tonight
by Dylan Stover
Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025
Read the Current Issues | home www.whiptailjournal.com/read-the-cur...
by Dylan Stover
Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025
Read the Current Issues | home www.whiptailjournal.com/read-the-cur...
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We are thrilled to share our nominations! Part 1: The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards (Poem and Haibun)!
Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.
Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are thrilled to share our nominations! Part 1: The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards (Poem and Haibun)!
Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.
Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.
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More award nominations from your favorite journal of one-line poetry!
Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!
Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
More award nominations from your favorite journal of one-line poetry!
Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!
Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!
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between branch and branch
the spaces where flowers were
filling with moonlight
the spaces where flowers were
filling with moonlight
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
between branch and branch
the spaces where flowers were
filling with moonlight
the spaces where flowers were
filling with moonlight
Meticulous Ink’s Forever Home www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/meticulous...
Athena designed our logo at Call of the Page
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Thank you, if you spare a fiver or tenner....
Athena designed our logo at Call of the Page
www.callofthepage.org
Thank you, if you spare a fiver or tenner....
Meticulous Ink’s Forever Home
Help us secure and build a permanent, forever home for Meticulous Ink where heritage print, creativity & community can grow!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Meticulous Ink’s Forever Home www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/meticulous...
Athena designed our logo at Call of the Page
www.callofthepage.org
Thank you, if you spare a fiver or tenner....
Athena designed our logo at Call of the Page
www.callofthepage.org
Thank you, if you spare a fiver or tenner....
the mountain
inside each mountain
goose feather snow
Alan Summers
Award Credit: Commendation
The 15th Polish International Haiku Competition 2025
"goose feather snow":
www.instagram.com/reel/DHOqOlp...
#haiku #snow #winter #writing
inside each mountain
goose feather snow
Alan Summers
Award Credit: Commendation
The 15th Polish International Haiku Competition 2025
"goose feather snow":
www.instagram.com/reel/DHOqOlp...
#haiku #snow #winter #writing
wild wanderer on Instagram: "Cornflake / goose feather snow is the best, I do not make the rules, get out there and frolic! It’s still calendar winter! Enjoy it!!
#wildwanderer #wildwanderermt #colum...
203 likes, 3 comments - wildwanderermt on March 15, 2025: "Cornflake / goose feather snow is the best, I do not make the rules, get out there and frolic! It’s still calendar winter! Enjoy it!!
#wildw...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
the mountain
inside each mountain
goose feather snow
Alan Summers
Award Credit: Commendation
The 15th Polish International Haiku Competition 2025
"goose feather snow":
www.instagram.com/reel/DHOqOlp...
#haiku #snow #winter #writing
inside each mountain
goose feather snow
Alan Summers
Award Credit: Commendation
The 15th Polish International Haiku Competition 2025
"goose feather snow":
www.instagram.com/reel/DHOqOlp...
#haiku #snow #winter #writing
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A #haiga from the latest @prunejuicejournal.bsky.social edited by @pippaesque.bsky.social and Orrin Prejean:
more than Ωhms the strength of resistance
#haiku #senryu #resist
more than Ωhms the strength of resistance
#haiku #senryu #resist
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A #haiga from the latest @prunejuicejournal.bsky.social edited by @pippaesque.bsky.social and Orrin Prejean:
more than Ωhms the strength of resistance
#haiku #senryu #resist
more than Ωhms the strength of resistance
#haiku #senryu #resist
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Goldfinches (the European species) in the winter’s morning sunshine. Ink and watercolour.
#artAdventCalendar
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#artAdventCalendar
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December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Goldfinches (the European species) in the winter’s morning sunshine. Ink and watercolour.
#artAdventCalendar
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#artAdventCalendar
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sun in a puddle
the painful cold of last night
soaking through my shoes
the painful cold of last night
soaking through my shoes
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
sun in a puddle
the painful cold of last night
soaking through my shoes
the painful cold of last night
soaking through my shoes
Thanks! A hundred hours or more, but needed to curate the edition just so! 😀
Love the design and the fabulous collection of haikus in this issue. Congratulations to editor Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social
and many thanks for including my two haikus in this.
#Oulens #haiku #senryu #tanka
#blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poems #poetry
and many thanks for including my two haikus in this.
#Oulens #haiku #senryu #tanka
#blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poems #poetry
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Thanks! A hundred hours or more, but needed to curate the edition just so! 😀
Thank you!
black belt exam
his best keikogi
fully transparent
🙏 to editor extraordinaire Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social for including this one in PHR6
his best keikogi
fully transparent
🙏 to editor extraordinaire Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social for including this one in PHR6
The Pan Haiku Review 6th edition with its journal and a bonus arts feature by Tim Roberts: www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
#haiku #haiga
#haiku #haiga
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Thank you!
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December 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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And finally a found #haiga that made it into #PruneJuiceJournal #47 prunejuicesenryu.com/2025/11/30/i... . Yay!
more clearly, along the shores a lot of weight
—Makoto
more clearly, along the shores a lot of weight
—Makoto
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And finally a found #haiga that made it into #PruneJuiceJournal #47 prunejuicesenryu.com/2025/11/30/i... . Yay!
more clearly, along the shores a lot of weight
—Makoto
more clearly, along the shores a lot of weight
—Makoto
The Pan Haiku Review 6th edition with its journal and a bonus arts feature by Tim Roberts: www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
#haiku #haiga
#haiku #haiga
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Pan Haiku Review 6th edition with its journal and a bonus arts feature by Tim Roberts: www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
#haiku #haiga
#haiku #haiga
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a surprise: I painted this at a different orientation, turned it, & blinked a couple of times —here is Spirit of the Raven.
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #artist #oregonartist #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #artist #oregonartist #oregon
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
a surprise: I painted this at a different orientation, turned it, & blinked a couple of times —here is Spirit of the Raven.
🤍🕊️
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #artist #oregonartist #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #artist #oregonartist #oregon
Wonderful responses!!!
Read the winning entries for my book giveaway <3:
there it is again
that harvest moon in the well
of my whisky glass
John Hawkhead, Presence 50
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in a dream
over a field of irises
the moon
t.j. zhang, kurokuro.art
pi-and-anne.com/2025/12/01/g...
#book #giveaway #winners #published #tanka
there it is again
that harvest moon in the well
of my whisky glass
John Hawkhead, Presence 50
* * *
in a dream
over a field of irises
the moon
t.j. zhang, kurokuro.art
pi-and-anne.com/2025/12/01/g...
#book #giveaway #winners #published #tanka
Get your copy of Don’t Write About The Moon :)
So, my book is now available! You can find all the information about it here on my website :). I received two fantastic submissions in response to my call on social media to share a haiku or tanka …
pi-and-anne.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wonderful responses!!!
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#tankaprose by new contributor Vaishnavi Ramaswamy of Chennai, India @haiku_vaishnavir #poetry #tanka #poetrylovers #cat #micropoetry #haiku #india #prose #amwriting #moon #poetrycommunity
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#tankaprose by new contributor Vaishnavi Ramaswamy of Chennai, India @haiku_vaishnavir #poetry #tanka #poetrylovers #cat #micropoetry #haiku #india #prose #amwriting #moon #poetrycommunity
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Very proud to be part this poetic conversation from @yaffles-nest.bsky.social
‘over 250 pages filled with a chain of poetry that started out as lots of smaller chains, exemplified by the gorgeous cover photo.. webs are fragile and strong, vulnerable and powerful.’
‘over 250 pages filled with a chain of poetry that started out as lots of smaller chains, exemplified by the gorgeous cover photo.. webs are fragile and strong, vulnerable and powerful.’
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Very proud to be part this poetic conversation from @yaffles-nest.bsky.social
‘over 250 pages filled with a chain of poetry that started out as lots of smaller chains, exemplified by the gorgeous cover photo.. webs are fragile and strong, vulnerable and powerful.’
‘over 250 pages filled with a chain of poetry that started out as lots of smaller chains, exemplified by the gorgeous cover photo.. webs are fragile and strong, vulnerable and powerful.’
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Pink-footed Goose this morning on the Mill Pool at Hill Hook NR was a probably a site first (certainly a first for me); also added to house list. Also 2 Cormorant, 2 Shoveler (m+f) & an impressive 115 BHG; 2 Little Egret + 3 Cormorant present yesterday @ecorecord.bsky.social @ruthnewby.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Pink-footed Goose this morning on the Mill Pool at Hill Hook NR was a probably a site first (certainly a first for me); also added to house list. Also 2 Cormorant, 2 Shoveler (m+f) & an impressive 115 BHG; 2 Little Egret + 3 Cormorant present yesterday @ecorecord.bsky.social @ruthnewby.bsky.social
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Next event, 5 Dec 6.30pm, is our annual festive get-together - an online festive evening of words and music, come along to share, enjoy and celebrate! @nbissell.bsky.social @dauvitf.bsky.social
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Festive Evening Celebration
Get ready for a night of joy at our Festive Evening Celebration - it's going to be a virtual party you won't want to miss!
tinyurl.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next event, 5 Dec 6.30pm, is our annual festive get-together - an online festive evening of words and music, come along to share, enjoy and celebrate! @nbissell.bsky.social @dauvitf.bsky.social
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
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For the #BirdoftheDay theme of #Headshots, a cooperative Great Blue Heron. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #WillametteValley #Oregon
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
For the #BirdoftheDay theme of #Headshots, a cooperative Great Blue Heron. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #WillametteValley #Oregon
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American film noir “NO WAY OUT”(1950) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, controversially known for its “graphic representation of racial violence” saw the feature film debuts of Sidney Poitier & Mildred Joanne Smith with Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell & S. McNally
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
American film noir “NO WAY OUT”(1950) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, controversially known for its “graphic representation of racial violence” saw the feature film debuts of Sidney Poitier & Mildred Joanne Smith with Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell & S. McNally
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember