Submissions for Issue 26.1 – and a new prompt

TINYWORDS 25.2 came to a close with Nivedita N’s haiku “lone walk”.  We will take a pause now while we work on the next issue, 26.1, that will begin in late March.

Submissions to TINYWORDS 26.1 will be open February 1-28, 2026.

In the meantime, we’ve chosen a new writing prompt: A photo image of a people-formed peace sign created in Ithaca, New York, USA on 6/22/2008. This photo shows 5,814 people forming the symbol to promote world peace at Ithaca’s annual Peace Festival. It was the largest symbol of its kind ever created at the time.

Aerial view of a peace sign formed by many humans standing on a field of grass
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons

Peace — always a worthy cause, and now perhaps more than ever.

We hope this image will inspire you to write a tiny poem or two. Please leave your best efforts in response to the photo prompt in the comment box below and the TINYWORDS editorial team will share the winner(s) that will kick off our next issue.

Again, we will be open for submissions February 1-28, and TINYWORDS 26.1 will start up in late March, 2026 (and until then, we will not be publishing daily haiku.)

Thanks again for dropping by. We look forward to reading your work.

 

Peace and all the best,

The TINYWORDS team

94 thoughts on “Submissions for Issue 26.1 – and a new prompt”

    1. I was thinking about this a bit more and made this revision:

      peace must be
      picked as peace
      flowers from fruit

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  70. melting pot . . .
    ponder in peace
    cloud peaks

    All summer season word; kigo 季語: cloud peaks; peaks of clouds; clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer; kumo no mine, kumonomine 雲の峰 (くものみね)

    Seasonless topic; muki 無季: peace; harmony; heiwa 平和 (へいわ)

    [World Kigo Database]

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  71. peace sign . . .
    haloed in hope
    Hiroshima Day

    OR

    ahimsa . . .
    haloed in hope
    Hiroshima Day

    Late summer season word; kigo 季語: Hiroshima Day; Hiroshima-ki, 広島忌

    Seasonless topic; muki 無季: peace; harmony; heiwa 平和 (へいわ)

    [World Kigo Database]

    India saijiki seasonless topic; muki 無季: Ahimsa (Sanskrit: अहिंसा, IAST: ahiṃsā, lit. ’nonviolence’) *Ahimsa (ahim·​sa ə-ˈhim-ˌsä) is a Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being. It is a key virtue in Jainism. Etymology: Sanskrit ahiṁsā noninjury. Ahimsa has been part of the English language since at least the late 19th century, but the word didn’t gain the attention of the English-speaking world until the first half of the 20th century, when it was recognized as an important component of the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. [Merriam-Webster and Wikipedia]

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