The flowering cherry tree has been the subject of countless haiku. And with good reason. These ephemeral blossoms, which provide the background image for TINYWORDS
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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
Welcome to tinywords issue 25.2
The background image for 25.2 by Mark Searle is of another castle ruin, juxtaposed against the land, sea, and open sky: Rossbrin Castle in County Cork, Ireland. A bit
Submissions open for Issue 25.2 – and a new prompt
Castles of Munster: Arden tenant Co. Cork © Mike Searle cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Ireland
TINYWORDS 25.1 came to a close with Joanne Morcom’s haiku “ghost town”.
Welcome to tinywords issue 25.1
The background image for our newest issue is a spring photo by Matthew Bellemare. What better way to begin this new issue than with a field of crocuses? These delicate
Submissions to tinywords 25.1 — and a new writing prompt
It’s that time again. tinywords 24.2 has now ended with Elisa Theriana’s “until we meet again”. We will be on pause until the next issue, 25.1, begins late
Welcome to tinywords issue 24.2
The background image for our newest issue is a photo by Melodie Mesiano taken at the Storm King Art Center in Orange County, New York with Mark Di Suvero’s sculpture
Submissions to tinywords 24.2 — and a new writing prompt
tinywords 24.1 has now ended with Maeve O’Sullivan’s haiku “I shake the sand.” We will be on pause until the next issue, 24.2, begins at the end of September.
The submission
Welcome to tinywords 24.1
Welcome to the newest issue of tinywords—24.1. We are now closing in on a quarter century of sharing tiny poems with the world—quite a collaborative accomplishment.
Submissions to tinywords 24.1 — and a new writing prompt
Tinywords 23.2 has now ended with Paul David Mena’s senryu “smooth jazz”. We will be on pause until the next issue, 24.1, begins at the end of March.
The submission window
Welcome to TINYWORDS 23.2
Our new background image for this issue is of a traditional torii gate near Kyoto, Japan. This striking image, by Jason Goh from Pixabay, is one similar to those that
Submissions to tinywords 23.2 — and a new writing prompt
tinywords 23.1 has now ended with Tony William’s haiku “one large wave”. We will be on pause until the next issue, 23.2, begins in a month or two.
The submission window
Welcome to tinywords 23.1
Welcome to the newest issue of tinywords — 23.1. That means we’ve been sharing daily poems with all of you for 23 years strong. Quite an collaborative
Submissions to tinywords 23.1 — and a new writing prompt
tinywords 22.2 has now ended with Kerry J. Heckman’s “telescope images”. The submission window for tinywords 23.1 will open on February 1st and remain open until
Welcome to tinywords 22.2
Our new background image for this issue is of a bioluminescent moon jellyfish. A beautiful representative of the myriad of lifeforms that make their home within
Submissions to tinywords 22.2 — and a new writing prompt
tinywords 22.1 has now ended with Bryan Rickert’s haiku “departing summer”. The submission window for tinywords 22.2 will open on August 1st and remain open until
Welcome to tinywords 22.1
Our new background image for this issue is of a magnificent old saguaro reaching up into an Arizona blue sky. A picture of hope and health in the form of a long-lived cacti
Submissions to tinywords 22.1 — and a new writing prompt
Winter’s chill is still with us here in the northern hemisphere but spring is around the corner. TINYWORDS 21.2 has now ended with Bob Lucky’s haibun, The Triumph of
Welcome to tinywords 21.2
Our new background image for this issue is of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains taken in the state of Tennessee. There is nothing quite like the majesty of a mountain
Submissions to tinywords 21.2 — and a new writing prompt
The heat of summer is still with us here in the northern hemisphere but fall is on the way.? TINYWORDS 21.1?has now ended with Joanne van Helvoort?s ??deep autumn?.
Welcome to tinywords 21.1
Our new background image for issue 21.1 can be seen as a welcome reminder that we humans do overcome incredible obstacles. And so we have begun to move in the right direction
Submissions to TINYWORDS 21.1 and a New Writing Prompt
Winter is still in full swing here in the northern hemisphere but spring is on the way.? TINYWORDS 20.2?has now ended with Victor Ortiz?s haiku ?last light.”
20 years of tinywords!
November 2020 marks the 20th year of publication for tinywords. The brainchild of founding editor Dylan Tweney, what began as a simple personal e-mail
Welcome to tinywords 20.2
The background image for issue 20.2 is of one of two apartment towers in Milan, Italy known as Vertical Forest. This melding of nature
Submissions for tinywords 20.2 and a new writing prompt
Summer is winding down here in the northern hemisphere and tinywords 20.1 has now ended with Ann K. Schwader’s haiku “in the space”.
The submission
tinywords begins its 20th year!
Now that’s a headline worth celebrating. Here we are, nearly twenty years after Dylan Tweney started publishing tiny poems, one per day, like a daily vitamin
Submissions for tinywords 20.1 — and a writing prompt
Spring is just a few weeks away here in the northern hemisphere and TINYWORDS 19.2 has ended with Marrietta McGregor’s haiku “spring breeze”
Welcome to tinywords 19.2
Welcome to our semi-annual harvest of small poems. In this issue we share an international array of poets. The background image for 19.2 is a familiar late summer and
Submissions for TINYWORDS 19.2 and a Writing Prompt
Olivier Schopfer’s poem “sunlight on a crow’s wings” closed out another issue of TINYWORDS. Now is your chance. The submission window
Welcome to tinywords 19.1
We begin our 19th year with an international crop of daily poems that will take us deep into the dog days of summer here in the northern hemisphere. For this issue’s
Writing prompt for tinywords 19.1
With Joanne E. Miller’s poem “every love story”?tinywords?18.2 also has ended. Thank you to all our subscribers and readers for dropping by.
Welcome to Issue 18.2
Welcome back to another issue of TINYWORDS.
Congratulations to our writing prompt winners — Helen Buckingham, Bill Gottlieb, and Arlene Teck — whose
Writing prompt for tinywords 18.2
There’s nothing like a good summer thunderstorm to set the hairs on your arm on end. When the dark night sky flashes bright with lightning you know you’re
Submissions for tinywords 18.2
With Susan Mallernee’s “summer’s end” tinywords 18.1 also comes to an end. Thank you to all our subscribers and readers for dropping by.
Welcome to tinywords 18.1
Welcome back to another issue of tinywords.
In keeping with our spring floral visual theme begun with our bluebonnet photo prompt, our backdrop for tinywords 18.1
Writing Prompt for tinywords 18.1
The thing about a writing life is that you never know where the path is going to lead. Here in North America spring is just around the corner and in this photo image by Jim
Submissions for tinywords 18.1
With Hannah Mahoney’s “the high meadow” we wrap up issue #17.2 of tinywords. Thank you to all our subscribers and readers for dropping by.
It’s
Welcome to tinywords 17.2
Welcome back to another issue of T I N Y W O R D S .
In keeping with our out-of-this-world visual theme begun with our photo prompt from Mars, our backdrop for
Writing prompt for tinywords 17.2
Welcome to Mars. Plenty of room to roam and scout out that perfect picnic spot. Or maybe you see something entirely different.
In this writing prompt we share a scene
Submissions for tinywords 17.2 NOW OPEN
With Dave Serjeant?s ?last one in? we wrap up issue # 17.1 of?tinywords. Thank you to all our subscribers and readers for dropping by.
It?s time now to begin again. Our
Welcome to tinywords 17.1
We begin our new issue 17.1 with a double dose of nature’s visual fireworks. First, there are the myriad of colorful fish darting around this lively coral reef
Writing prompt for tinywords 17.1
A mainstay of haiku and much of short form poetry is seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. This issue’s writing prompt features the interaction of charged
Submissions for tinywords 17.1
With Dietmar Tauchner?s ?closing time? we wrap up issue #16.2 of tinywords. Thank you to all our subscribers and readers for dropping by.
It?s time now to make it all
WELCOME to tinywords 16.2
Now these are some big old pines, courtesy of Jay Mantri. Legend has it that John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club and renowned naturalist, used to climb trees like these
Writing prompt for tinywords 16.2
Sometimes, a picture can trigger words. An image elicits emotion. This is a guiding principle behind the writing of haiku. And perhaps other short poems. While
Submissions for tinywords 16.2
With Bouwe Brouwer’s “abandoned beach house,” we wrap up issue #16.1 of tinywords. Thanks to everyone for dropping by. Let’s do it again.
Welcome to tinywords 16.1
Sixteen years of tinywords! Whoever would’ve thought way back when how crucial a poem-a-day could be. So begins issue #16.1. This new gathering of poets will
Writing prompt for tinywords 16.1
It?s another new year and with it another writing prompt from your friends here at tinywords. A writer’s inspiration is a mystery indeed and this shaft of light
Submissions for tinywords 16.1
Thanks everyone for reading your daily dose of tinywords. Barbara Kaufman’s haiga “Wildflower Walk” closes out issue 15.2. That means we can
Welcome to tinywords 15.2
Time for a fresh harvest of daily poems that will take us from summer’s end, through fall, into winter and the start of a New Year. That’s a lot of ground
Writing prompt for tinywords 15.2
As we assemble the new issue of tinywords, 15.2, we hope you’ll look up and be inspired by Michele L. Harvey’s airy vision of summer, “Firmament.”
Submissions for tinywords 15.2
Billy Collins’ poem “Awake in the dark” closes out tinywords issue 15.1.
Now it’s time to OPEN our next reading period for our next issue,
Writing prompt for Issue 15.1
It’s another new year and with it another writing prompt from your friends here at tinywords. This photo is courtesy of writer, blogger, photographer Dave
Submissions for tinywords 15.1
With Ed Markowski’s holiday poem we conclude tinywords issue 14.2. And OPEN our next reading period for tinywords 15.1. Thanks all for visiting. Now’s
Welcome to T I N Y W O R D S, Issue 14.2
It has been about 14.2 years since our founder Dylan Tweney started this daily delivery of small poems on the web. And we can’t thank everyone enough for turning
Writing prompt for issue 14.2
For the tinywords issue 14.2 writing prompt we?ve chosen a bench along Asilomar Beach, Pacific Grove, California. (Image courtesy of Craig.) We hope you?ll have
Submissions for tinywords issue 14.2
It’s that time again. Time to submit. We’ve reached the end of tinywords 14.1. There will now be a brief pause while we prepare the next issue.
Starting
Welcome to tinywords 14.1
Now, we arrive at the doorstep of another spring.
Another issue of tinywords: # 14.1 which translates to the first issue of its fourteenth year in existence. Always
Writing prompt for issue 14.1
So, here’s the image we’ve chosen as a writing prompt for the upcoming issue 14.1: Spring in Cascade Canyon, Mill Valley, California, courtesy
Welcome to t i n y w o r d s issue # 13.3
Hello and welcome to the newest issue of t i n y w o r d s, which we are happy to present to you with the help of a wide range of poets hailing from Canada to Sweden, India to
Writing prompt for issue 13.3
Time for a quiet autumn stroll in the park while we assemble tinywords 13.3.
Okay, this issue’s photo prompt is from New York City’s Central Park so you’re
Submissions for tinywords 13.3
We are nearing the end of tinywords 13.2 and will begin accepting submissions for our next issue on October 1st, 2013. tinywords 13.3 will again be an open issue, without
Welcome to T I N Y W O R D S issue # 13.2.
We would like to thank all the poets who contributed their words to this issue’s writing prompt based on Ray Rasmussen’s
tinywords invites you to get inspired
Time for another writing?prompt. While we are assembling the next issue, tinywords invites you to get inspired by Ray?Rasmussen?s photograph above,?taken in Willmore
tinywords 13.2 coming soon.
We?ve published the last poem from issue 13.1 of tinywords?and are now open for submissions for our next issue.
tinywords 13.2 will again be an?open issue, with no
Tinywords 13.1 Begins
We asked for your input and you sure gave it to us. Within a short time period you shared more than 200 responses to our photo prompt.
It really was a flurry of words. Thanks.
New ice
Tinywords Invites You to Get Inspired
And now for something a little different. While we are assembling the next issue, tinywords invites you to get inspired by Dave
Now accepting submissions for issue 13.1
We?ve published the last poem from issue 12.1 of tinywords and are now open for submissions for our next issue. tinywords 13.1 will again be an open issue, without a