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
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
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
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”.
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
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
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
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 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.
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?.
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
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.”
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
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
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
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
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 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
Olivier Schopfer’s poem “sunlight on a crow’s wings” closed out another issue of TINYWORDS. Now is your chance. The submission window
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
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 back to another issue of TINYWORDS.
Congratulations to our writing prompt winners — Helen Buckingham, Bill Gottlieb, and Arlene Teck — whose
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Thanks everyone for reading your daily dose of tinywords. Barbara Kaufman’s haiga “Wildflower Walk” closes out issue 15.2. That means we can
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
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.”
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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