Poetry Pea Journal 2:25 is out.
Grateful to Patricia McGuire & editorial team for including two haiku/ senryu of mine, one of which was featured earlier in the podcast. @pealogic



Poetry Pea Journal 2:25 is out.
Grateful to Patricia McGuire & editorial team for including two haiku/ senryu of mine, one of which was featured earlier in the podcast. @pealogic



Grateful to dear Kala @kalaramesh8, Founder & Managing Editor and her talented team of Shalini & Firdaus for the kind acceptance of my haibun.
Congratulations to all featured poets especially dear Nalini Shetty for the Tejasvat award! ⭐️


Grateful & thrilled to be in the Editor’s Commentary in The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue on Wednesday. The theme was literary devices-allusion to a contemporary #haiku by M. R Definaugh:
after the party
he guides her towards
another planet
M. R Definaugh
Grateful to dear Guest Editor Allyson Whipple, for the selection & the insightful & beautiful commentary.
Congratulations to all featured poets.
Read the commentary here:
https://thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialogue-allusion-communing-with-the-contemporary-commentary/

Grateful dear Renu Sud @ The Tribune for showcasing my love for City Beautiful through my haiku/ tanka poetry in today’s Tribune newspaper under Shaharnama.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/finding-poetry-in-chandigarhs-verdant-beauty/amp/

Dr. Kanwar Dinesh Singh from Shimla has published his haiku anthology “Jewels of Serendipity“ this month. The Anthology has formal haiku of 5-7-5 syllabic pattern contributed by international poets.
Grateful to Dr KD Singh and dear @Pravat Kumar Padhy for sending these 5 haiku to me. Congratulations to all featured haijin. The Anthology is available on Amazon.


A Peacock’s Cry
seasons of haiku
With the Grace of God and the good wishes of family and friends, I’m delighted to announce the release of my 3rd poetry book, A Peacock’s Cry: seasons of haiku.
This collection traces the delicate arc of the seasons through a curated selection of my haiku published all over the world.
The Foreword by Alan Summers, in his inimitable perfect style, and a brilliant essay on kigo by Pravat Kumar Padhy, both my mentors, have enriched this book beyond words. The aesthetic cover design is by dear friend Teji Sethi and the sketches inside are by the talented Priti Aisola who has drawn the kigo inspired by Gond art. The Editors of journals where these haiku were first published are thankfully acknowledged for their guidance and support.
My deepest gratitude to dear Kala Ramesh for her glowing testimonial, and to Vandana Parashar, Geethanjali Rajan, Charlotte Digregorio, and Hidenori Hiruta San for their thoughtful blurbs that grace the book
Ravi Kiran, whose constant support & push made this book a reality—I can never thank enough. Thanks to Sh. Abhishek Agarwal of Sambhavna Prakashan for his labor of love.
It would be my honor to receive your thoughts and feedback. I would be truly grateful for your reviews on Amazon.
Now available here:
https://www.amazon.in/dp/9382673865

Delighted to be in the musical Petals Journal – a Waka Anthology of the Waka Society of America 2025 with 5 #waka. #Waka is the ancient form of Japanese poetry and forerunner of #tanka.
Grateful to dear an’ya, Editor for the guidance and for featuring my five verses in the beautiful premier e-book.
Congratulations to all founding members & the featured #poets.





Delighted to have a #haiku featured in issue # 14, April 2025:
milkman’s whistle
the mynah opens
its yellow beak
Grateful to Gilles Fabre, Editor for the selection.
Congratulations to all featured #poets.


Delighted to be in the beautiful #AutumnMoon Haiku Journal, Volume 8:2 Spring/Summer 2025 issue.
Grateful to dear Astrid Andreescu & Kristen Lindquist, Co-Editors for the acceptance & publication of two of my #haiku with #Hindi translations. Fond regards to dear Bruce Ross, Founder (emeritus).
Congratulations to all featured #poets.
https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/


Delighted that #Ribbons Spring/Summer: Volume 21 Number 1 issue features my #tanka & #tankaprose. Ribbons is the prestigious tanka journal of the #TankaSociety of America.
Grateful to dear Susan Weaver, Editor & Liz Lanigan, Tanka Prose Editor for the acceptance & publication. Tanka below:
summer holidays
a red-vented bulbul flies
across the border
I wait, visa in hand
for a day’s pilgrimage
Tanka Prose I will share separately. Congratulations to all featured poets.
Photo: 🙏 Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara🙏Pakistan
Prayers for peace!

