Meredith Ackroyd
@meredithackroyd.bsky.social
Poet, Artist, Mother. I write poems for adults and children, primarily in the field of contemporary English-language haiku, and have an MFA in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. she/her
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Currently locked down with my youngest child in the UVA area. Hoping that everyone at UVA and Shannon Library are safe!
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Currently locked down with my youngest child in the UVA area. Hoping that everyone at UVA and Shannon Library are safe!
I’m happy to have two poems out in the latest issue of Presence, with thanks to retiring editor Ian Storr, who will be much missed.
April 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’m happy to have two poems out in the latest issue of Presence, with thanks to retiring editor Ian Storr, who will be much missed.
I’m so honored to have two poems on the Long List this year for The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Individual Poems Award. I’m grateful to editors Vandana Parashar and Rowan Beckett for publishing these poems in #FemkuMag and to the panelists at THF for selecting my work for the Long List.
April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m so honored to have two poems on the Long List this year for The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Individual Poems Award. I’m grateful to editors Vandana Parashar and Rowan Beckett for publishing these poems in #FemkuMag and to the panelists at THF for selecting my work for the Long List.
Smoke (not clouds!) billowing down the mountain. Helicopters are making water drops on the fire with water collected from a local pond.
March 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Smoke (not clouds!) billowing down the mountain. Helicopters are making water drops on the fire with water collected from a local pond.
I’m happy to have a poem on display as part of the Golden Haiku competition in Washington, D.C.
#goldenhaiku
#goldenhaiku
March 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m happy to have a poem on display as part of the Golden Haiku competition in Washington, D.C.
#goldenhaiku
#goldenhaiku
I’m happy to have two poems out in #FemkuMag today, with thanks to editor Vandana Parashar. This spring issue comes out on International Women’s Day each year, and it is filled with the beautiful, powerful voices of women-identifying poets.
March 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m happy to have two poems out in #FemkuMag today, with thanks to editor Vandana Parashar. This spring issue comes out on International Women’s Day each year, and it is filled with the beautiful, powerful voices of women-identifying poets.
I’m happy to have a new poem out in the latest volume of Modern Haiku (56.1), with thanks to editor Paul Miller.
February 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’m happy to have a new poem out in the latest volume of Modern Haiku (56.1), with thanks to editor Paul Miller.
The deep snow that blanketed our mountain hollow for the past month has finally melted, and somehow, beneath all that cold, packed ice, the snowdrops were still making their way up through the dark earth, toward the coming sun. 🌱
February 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The deep snow that blanketed our mountain hollow for the past month has finally melted, and somehow, beneath all that cold, packed ice, the snowdrops were still making their way up through the dark earth, toward the coming sun. 🌱
Two poems of mine from the latest issue of Presence (Issue 80). In case you needed to see something good and beautiful today.
February 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Two poems of mine from the latest issue of Presence (Issue 80). In case you needed to see something good and beautiful today.
For a while today, I know not how long, I gave myself over to despair and the still lingering dread from a sleepless night. But then I heard that Michael Longley had passed away from this world, and I pulled his book of poems down from the shelf, and the reading brought me home to myself.
January 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
For a while today, I know not how long, I gave myself over to despair and the still lingering dread from a sleepless night. But then I heard that Michael Longley had passed away from this world, and I pulled his book of poems down from the shelf, and the reading brought me home to myself.
I’ve been feeling lately that, if I am going to survive the horrors of the current moment with my spirit intact, I need to make more time for making beautiful things with my hands. This is the old maple tree that grows near my house. It has seen far more winters than I have and survived them all.
January 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’ve been feeling lately that, if I am going to survive the horrors of the current moment with my spirit intact, I need to make more time for making beautiful things with my hands. This is the old maple tree that grows near my house. It has seen far more winters than I have and survived them all.
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January 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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so the old year ends, and a new one begins … here’s hoping that the world we make together is a better one, despite all that looms on the horizon.
This poem appeared in issue no. 145 of hedgerow this year, edited by Caroline Skanne.
This poem appeared in issue no. 145 of hedgerow this year, edited by Caroline Skanne.
December 31, 2024 at 8:39 PM
so the old year ends, and a new one begins … here’s hoping that the world we make together is a better one, despite all that looms on the horizon.
This poem appeared in issue no. 145 of hedgerow this year, edited by Caroline Skanne.
This poem appeared in issue no. 145 of hedgerow this year, edited by Caroline Skanne.
an embarrassment of riches, so many good books to read as this year comes to an end and a new one begins 📚
December 29, 2024 at 11:40 PM
an embarrassment of riches, so many good books to read as this year comes to an end and a new one begins 📚
I’m happy to share that editor Michael Dylan Welch has made a video of all of the haiku that appeared in @pulsevoices.org this year. I was so pleased to be able to contribute a poem to Pulse. It’s lovely to see all of these moving haiku together in this video. pulsevoices.org/haiku/haiku-...
December 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I’m happy to share that editor Michael Dylan Welch has made a video of all of the haiku that appeared in @pulsevoices.org this year. I was so pleased to be able to contribute a poem to Pulse. It’s lovely to see all of these moving haiku together in this video. pulsevoices.org/haiku/haiku-...
Solstice day, solstice night. Welcome light!
December 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Solstice day, solstice night. Welcome light!
Let There Be Light at PVCC in Charlottesville has been and still remains one of my favorite nights of the year. It’s such a beautiful way to celebrate the upcoming solstice and the return of the light.
December 14, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Let There Be Light at PVCC in Charlottesville has been and still remains one of my favorite nights of the year. It’s such a beautiful way to celebrate the upcoming solstice and the return of the light.
I voted this weekend: against right-wing fascism; for freedom, diversity, ethics, healthcare, safety, education, and human rights; for a world in which we choose to love and trust each other; for a world of beauty and creativity; for a world in which we care for this earth and all who inhabit it. 🌎☮️
October 27, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I voted this weekend: against right-wing fascism; for freedom, diversity, ethics, healthcare, safety, education, and human rights; for a world in which we choose to love and trust each other; for a world of beauty and creativity; for a world in which we care for this earth and all who inhabit it. 🌎☮️
Well, I’m giving this place a try as an alternative to the other place, though I expect that I will continue to be more active on Threads for now.
To kick things off, here’s a poem of mine that just won a Sakura Award in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s Haiku Invitational.
To kick things off, here’s a poem of mine that just won a Sakura Award in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s Haiku Invitational.
October 19, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Well, I’m giving this place a try as an alternative to the other place, though I expect that I will continue to be more active on Threads for now.
To kick things off, here’s a poem of mine that just won a Sakura Award in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s Haiku Invitational.
To kick things off, here’s a poem of mine that just won a Sakura Award in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s Haiku Invitational.