The Warmth of Words
Haiku by Sharon Ferrante, Sari Grandstaff, Bernadette O’Reilly, and C.X. Turner
In Gratitude
Thank you to Kelly Sargent for serving as this week’s guest editor!
Thanks also to our recent tip jar contributors:
Katja Fox
Barbara A Sabol
Julie B Kelsey
sultry night
a romance novel
by lamplight
Sharon Ferrante
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
reading
in the hammock
a sudden plot twist
Sari Grandstaff
Woodstock, New York, USA
Twitter: @haikutopia
april evening
i listen to the poets
read their work
Bernadette O’Reilly
Dublin, Ireland
sunburnt shoulders
her paperback curls
into itself
C.X. Turner
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Bluesky: @loverpoetic
Editor Bio: Kelly Sargent is an award-winning poet, artist, and editor. Her debut collection of haiku and senryu poems is entitled Bookmarks (Red Moon Press, 2023). She resides in picturesque Vermont, and serves as an assistant editor for #FemkuMag.
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