Welcome to our fourth issue of LEAF full of stunning haiku and haiga, including more inspiring writing from our U18s.
This issue of LEAF marks our first birthday and the start of our second year.
Huge thanks to Ravi Kiran for all your wonderful work in bringing LEAF Issue Four to life. Thank you too goes to Keith Evetts our Haiku and Senryu Commentary editor and for this issue our guest Haiga Commentary Editor Lorraine A Padden.
Enjoy reading LEAF Issue Four here, do post comments and share with your friends.
Another enjoyable issue of LEAF, it is lovely to see so many familiar writers and new ones too.
Dear Amanda, Ravi, Lorraine and the rest of the team,
Beautiful issue!
I just read a few pages and the haiga of course, are out there for everyone to see.
I will read the whole issue later.
Excellent work.
And in a matter of one year, you have done wonders.
Here’s wishing you many more years of growth and success.
warmest,
_kala
This is a great issue. So many short forms I can totally relate to and what fascinating and creative haiga. Thank you for including me. It’s an honor.
Hi Amanda and the rest of this great “team”.
Congratulations for such a result of your work. A lovely presentation and very interesting and helpful comments for anyone who wants to continue improving “haikuing”.
Thanks a lot for your time and effort.
Thank you for this superb issue of LEAF, Amanda! Once I start going through it there is no holding back! Congratulations to you and the whole team, and to the writers who make this possible. ~ Best regards and keep up the excellent work.
Thank you so much Amanda, Ravi, Keith, Lorraine and all the people involved in the making of this beautiful object that is LEAF!!! Let’s wish LEAF a long life.
LEAF Issue 4 is Stunning indeed! Thank you Amanda, Ravi, Keith, Lorraine, Jade and your entire team for another amazing Issue of LEAF. There are so many beautiful, thoughtful and inspiring poems and haiga here that I’ll be reading and discovering and sharing for a long time. I’m so honored to be included. This group has truly enriched my writing and my life.
Pure joy reading the haiku in this issue too! May we keep up with the creativity and our haiku journey together! Thanks to each and every member of the production team without whom none of this would be possible.
Darn is this edition AMAZING!! Can’t thank Amanda, Ravi, Lorraine enough for spectacular and captivating work they did on this beautiful issue, such a joy and honor to be a part, congratulations talented contributors hope everyone is having a wonderful summer wishing the very best always with enormous respect and warmest regards from Minneapolis!! <3
Thank you very much for this wonderful issue. I read a lot of haiku and haiga in this issue, and the readings were amazing. Congratulations for this achievement and more successes.