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 this makes for a better flow to the reading. In your next submission, please feel free to tell me if you like the change. Also, we have a new feature. John Pappas has written commentary on a senryu from the previous issue, and it is a must read! Thank you to everyone for submitting and reading.

-Bryan

It is no secret that former editor Hemapriya and I were editing smaller issues of Failed Haiku this last year. This issue does not follow that trend. I would like to thank all of the submitters in January for the wonderful work that they sent my way. I would also like to show my gratitude for the Cherita writers out there who submitted and for all the first timers that did so great. I know it’s a long issue but think of it this way, you have two months to read it instead of just one. With that in mind, submissions open again on March 10th. An open issue with no theme. Please enjoy this great issue!!!

-Bryan

A great big thank you to our guest editor Allyson Whipple for curating this fantastic issue. So many great senryu poems to read! Please be reminded that our submission and publication schedule has changed. Head on over the submissions page and take a look. I look forward to starting another great year of Failed Haiku and to reading all of your submissions.

-Bryan

A great big thank you to everyone who submitted to this latest issue. We can not do Failed Haiku without YOU. Next month we will have a guest editor with a new and exciting theme. Give us a few days to iron out all the details then head on over to the submission page for more information. Be on the lookout for a few emails mid-December addressing the topic of some very important changes that will be happening to the journal next year.

-Bryan

Terri and Raymond French Judging

The wait is over! I would like to thank everyone who submitted this year for the Reichhold Haiga Competition. A contest is only a contest when people actually enter, and we did have a record-breaking number of submissions this year. I would also like to thank our wonderful judges, Terri and Ray, for all of their hard work and time. My sincerest congratulations to the winners and to all of our honorable mentions. It is wonderful to see such a diverse group of participants and themes. Results are posted below.

-Bryan

I would like to thank Hemapriya and all of the poets who submitted to this fun and one of a kind issue. So great to see an all split-sequence Failed. I will be returning in November with an open submission issue. Please remember to head over to the submissions page and review our recent changes.

Bryan

I would like to thank the many people who submitted to Faile Haiku this past month. I had a wonderful time reading all of your work. So many great senryu in this issue. Next month will be a themed issue so visit the submissions page sometime around the 5th of the month to see what Hemapriya will have in store for us! Enjoy reading this issue!

-Bryan

I have made a small PDF collection of poems, and there is a link on page two of the PDF that will take you to a ‘video’ of me reading them if you wish. I am trying to leave a trail of breadcrumbs of my poetry and this is just one more addition. More to come!

DIRECT LINK TO THE PDF BELOW

LINK TO THE VIDEO VERSION HERE

I hope you enjoy it. I am ‘slowly’ returning to the world of social media, but things are anything but stable here with all that is going on. Abbey is making a slow recovery, and I am better myself finally. I just can’t live with any deadlines since I am a full-time caregiver.

I will be doing some ‘pop up’ YouTube meetings soon, and I am mostly posting on X (Twitter) now since there is a huge community of poets from around the world there, and you can mute the things you don’t like very easily now. Join me there if you wish. @mikerehling

My thanks to Hemipriya and Bryan for taking Failed Haiku and doing such a wonderful job. Love you both!!!

Mike

Another issue has arrived! A great big thank you to Hemapriya for editing a fantastic issue. For those of you that haven’t stopped by in a while, make sure to stop by the submission page to see how requirements have changed. I am happy to be back in the saddle and editing the next issue. Open submissions, no themes. I look forward to reading your work.

-Bryan

Another great issue has arrived! As a gentle reminder, please make sure to stop by the submissions page to update yourself on the new requirements if you have not done so already. My sincerest appreciation for the many people who checked this last month and submitted appropriately. Issue 93 will be an open submission issue. We welcome back the wonderful Hemapriya to the editor’s desk while I take a bit of a family vacation. Happy reading!

-Bryan