Failed Haiku

02/15/2025

Changes! Please READ!!! -

Going forward Kelly Moyer will be the EDITOR of Failed Haku! I have total confidence in her and love her spirit and creativity. All submissions for the next full issue should be directed to her at: [email protected]. Kelly is a dear friend, and I am so happy to know her, and for her love of FH....

01/01/2025

https://failedhaiku.com/2024/12/31/happy-new-year-issue-106/

Well, what do you know? It’s 2025. Looking at it on paper, I feel as though we must have been transported into some futuristic dime store paperback–and, well, maybe so. All I know is that not all t…

12/24/2024

Issue 105- And Holiday Greetings -

Issue 105 is now up and available for your reading! There are poems chosen simply because they felt ‘interesting’ to me. Take a read and enjoy while waiting for Issue 106, which begins our TENTH YEAR of Failed Haiku! The following had their poems selected:

12/01/2024

https://failedhaiku.com/2024/11/30/issue-105-invitation-only-edition-is-up-and-two-new-videos/

I have selected ten poems from the last issue and given a short commentary. Just enjoyed the last issue so much, that I wanted to highlight a few of the ones that seemed special to me and share the…

11/14/2024

Issue 104 - Jane Reichhold Haiga Contest Results! -

Issue 104 is now up and available for your reading! This one is the largest issue ever and to make things easier we have separted Senryu, Haiga, and Haibun. Download all three and enjoy!

11/05/2024

https://failedhaiku.com/2024/11/04/issue-104-hot-off-the-press-and-is-kelly-ever-smiling/

Mike and I are delighted to present this very special issue of Failed Haiku, chock full of senryu-esque expressions from newbies to legends alike. The contributors who made this issue possible held…

10/10/2024

Issue 103- Invitation Only Haibun Edition- Jane Reichhold Haiga Contest

10/01/2024

Get it now! Issue 103 is UP!

Ok, folks, we have a new Invitation Only Issue and I have offered some of my commentary on the work included. I invited the following poets to contribute: Andrew Riutta, Glenn G. Coats, Shloka Shan…

09/09/2024

https://failedhaiku.com/2024/09/09/new-old-editors-and-new-submission-guides/

I am happy to announce that Kelly Moyer, a former co-editor of Failed Haiku, and the old man himself (Mike Rehling) will be handling Failed Haiku going forward! Kelly will handle everything senryu-…

08/31/2024

https://failedhaiku.com/2024/08/31/issue-102-is-now-up/

This issue is packed with wonderful senryu for your reading pleasure. We also have some announcements to make. This is the last issue by Bryan Rickert who served as editor for the last two and a ha…

08/01/2024

Issue 101 of Failed Haik - Invitation Only Issue, is now up for your reading enjoyment!!!

06/27/2024

https://failedhaiku.com/ISSUE 100 IS HERE!

Editors Bryan Rickert with founder and now Video Editor Mike Rehling

04/26/2024

The latest issue of Failed Haiku is out!

People have been mentioning “scroll fatigue” to me so I have made changes to the formatting of the issue. In some cases, there will be more than one poet on a single page. I believe thi…

12/31/2023

New publication schedule and revised submission guidelines are now available at the Failed Haiku submission page. Follow the link below to read all about it.

PLEASE SEND YOUR SUBMISSIONS BETWEEN THE 10TH AND THE 25TH! PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT UNTIL THE 10TH!!! PLEASE don’t forget to make your submission by email to Bryan at: [email protected] Starting …