The Wee Sparrow Haiku Nook

Wee Zen Sparrows Watercolour by Colin Thom

The Wee Sparrow Haiku Nook

(In memory of Japan Society London´s Haiku Corner)

Submission Guidelines

Submission window is between the 1st and 15th of each month.

Please note: Due to the large number of submissions we receive each month, only the poets who are chosen to be featured will be contacted by Marc. 

Send The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press´ co-editor Marc Brimble up to 3 of your previously unpublished haiku per month in English to weesparrowhaikunook@mail.com. (Poems which have been selected by an editor for a journal or other publication are considered ´published´. Poems included on social media or a closed group are considered ´unpublished´.) Work created by AI will be instantly rejected.

Write your haiku in the body of your email (no attachments) along with your full name as you would like to see it in print and your current country of residence. No bios necessary. In the subject line please write your full name only. 

At the end of each submission window, Marc will carefully read and select 5 haiku to be featured here on our website along with one ´Haiku of the Month´. 

Marc is looking for originality and skill. Haiku submitted do not necessarily have to follow 5/7/5 and poets may also submit monoku. Consider the month that you are writing in and include seasonal kigo in your haiku, as well as kireji.

Here are some useful resources you may like to explore to learn more about this form - 

The British Haiku Society 

Poetry Pea Podcast 

The Haiku Foundation 

Haiku Society of America 

Free Recording of our Online Haiku Workshop with The British Haiku Society´s President Iliyana Stoyanova