LEAF Issue 10 – Journal of THE DAILY HAIKU
Submission Invitation & Process
Members and non-members of THE DAILY HAIKU are invited to submit a minimum of but no more than 5 haiku or senryu and / or maximum 2 Haiga or Photo Haiku. Include your Name as you wish it to appear and Country and send to submissions.leaf@gmail.com
We will acknowledge receipt of your submission.
Submissions will be accepted between 1st June to 1st July 2026 GMT. Submissions received outside this submission window will not be considered.
In submitting you grant Leaf the right to reproduce your work within the Journal by giving you credit, but the intellectual property rights for your work will remain with you.
Should your work need minor edits, our editors would reach out to you. Only on your confirmation that you’d be okay with the suggested edit, will your poems be accepted for publication. We would respect your decision to stay with your original version.
We will share with you, the status of your submission within 2-3 weeks from the time the submission window ends.
What are we looking for?
We want to showcase work that captures the extraordinary in the ordinary through haiku, senryu and haiga/Photo Haiku submissions. In line with our group guidelines at THE DAILY HAIKU we welcome all approaches (both 5-7-5 and non-5-7-5) to haiku, senryu and haiga/Photo Haiku. We encourage creativity and experimentation.
Below are some links which you may find helpful:
How to Haiku by Jim Kacian is available as a free bookhttps://www.thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/items/show/164…
New to haiku advice for beginners by Corine Timmer
Sky transforms again
From rain to translucent mist
To freshness of sun
Surfing energy
Undulating surrounding
The body dances
Nearly there
still out of reach
mind’s mirage
Why playing small
when the whole universe
resides within
Sitting
with all sentient beings
paradise appeared
In this web of worlds
every being a jewel
weaving empty dreams
Absorbed
by the blue
deepest rest
Such a beautiful issue.