@MarkgZero

Author of Ribbons and Rainbows, a mini poetry ebook available at https://xitter.cf/t.co/bLuvEKgy4Y, & Variations on the Planets, a short poetry paperback available via Amazon.

 United Kingdom
Joined November 2015
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Variations on the Planets, a short chapbook by Mark Gilbert and Eavonka Ettinger, is available in paperback at minimum price via Amazon. It combines science & sci-fi in 37 individual #haiku within 8 poems. See amazon.com/Variations-Planet… or your own country's equivalent site.
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If you have #Halloween-flavoured #haiku which are not too frightening you can submit them for this year's 24 hours of @haikuniverse Halloween fun! 🎃👻💀haikuniverse.com/halloween-p…

Halloween Project Call for Submissions

Haikuniverse is seeking submissions of Halloween themed haiku (or micro-poems, or anything 5-7-5 you don’t feel comfortable calling a “haiku”). We’ll publish 1 every hour, for 24 hours, starting at…

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I'm honored to have 5 Micro-Haibun on the Café Haiku blog today. You can read them here: cafehaiku.wordpress.com/2026…
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(((((vines)))) ((swallow)) (((the))) (hut) vinesswallowthehut Smols poetry journal Roberta Beach Jacobson Ed. smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.… YouTube 🔗 youtube.com/shorts/GBbohoC46…
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piercing a galaxy covered in scars, the lion's roar --Seegan Mabesoone 傷だらけの銀河へ獅子の一吼　マブソン青眼 Take 2: reverberating across the scarred galaxy a lion's roar From his #haiku collection The Origin of the World 世界の起源, 2026 #mukuku #gendaihaiku #translation
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5-line #haiku by new contributor, Lisa C. Reynolds, of Ontario, Canada. #commuters #poetry #Autumn #peoplewatching
Against a white background, this 5-line #haiku by new contributor, Lisa C. Reynolds, of Ontario, Canada reads, commuters watching commuters watching commuters #commuters #poetry #Autumn #peoplewatching

ALT Against a white background, this 5-line #haiku by new contributor, Lisa C. Reynolds, of Ontario, Canada reads, commuters watching commuters watching commuters #commuters #poetry #Autumn #peoplewatching

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There is perhaps nothing more human than admitting you've made a mistake. We all make mistakes. However, admitting to them is another level of responsibility: it's very uncomfortable. We never see this concession from governments, which take "personal" responsibility for nothing.
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Elated to be on The Haiku Foundation’s “Haiku of the Day” feature. The theme for this month is “ Dealing with Patriarchy in and Through Haiku”. Thank you to the lovely poet and author Teji Sethi for curating this fantastic collection. #Patriarchy #colourism #prejudice #haikucommunity #haikufoundation #haikuoftheday share.google/LyqOnHL484gx8sg…
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#DonaldTrump #USA enabler of #NetanyahuWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide Dust settles as the night folds the playground into shadow. each classroom window its jagged crescent jagged Gazan sky tinyurl.com/j5vkdfap #Gaza #gembun #haiku #poetry #micrometry #poem
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Many thanks to Petro c.k. for featuring my short #micropoem 'Harmonization' at dadakuku today! A great place to find some clarity in our murky world. #scifaiku #senryu #haiku dadakuku.com
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#haiku by Lucas Weissenborn, a Norway-based researcher, musician & poet. His haiku & senryū have appeared in various journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. FB: LucasWeissenborn1 IG: @luque_mit_q
Against a white background, this #haiku by Lucas Weissenborn reads, calm sea a moored boat humming jazz Lucas Weissenborn is a researcher, musician, and poet based in Norway. His haiku and senryū have appeared in various journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. LucasWeissenborn1 on Facebook @luque_mit_q on Instagram

ALT Against a white background, this #haiku by Lucas Weissenborn reads, calm sea a moored boat humming jazz Lucas Weissenborn is a researcher, musician, and poet based in Norway. His haiku and senryū have appeared in various journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. LucasWeissenborn1 on Facebook @luque_mit_q on Instagram

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Zombie Logic Review: Seven Haiku by Martina Matijević | Zombie Logic Re... zombielogicreview.blogspot.c… #haiku #poetry
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#haiku by FreshOut newcomer Kila Lim ( IG: @KilaTalkStory ). Kila Lim is a poet from Manila, Philippines. She feels lucky to have found the world of haiku in 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various publications ever since. #poetry #yellow #sun #philipines
Against a black background, in porch light-yellow Baskerville font, this #haiku by FreshOut newcomer Kila Lim ( IG: @KilaTalkStory ), reads, porch lights a moth swallows a thousand suns Kila Lim is a poet from Manila, Philippines. She feels lucky to have found the world of haiku in 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various publications ever since. #poetry #yellow #sun #philipines

ALT Against a black background, in porch light-yellow Baskerville font, this #haiku by FreshOut newcomer Kila Lim ( IG: @KilaTalkStory ), reads, porch lights a moth swallows a thousand suns Kila Lim is a poet from Manila, Philippines. She feels lucky to have found the world of haiku in 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various publications ever since. #poetry #yellow #sun #philipines

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#shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli (IG: @bellaboopalombo). A California native and former dance professor, Stephanie Zepherelli has been living on Oahu, Hawai’i the last 40 years. She shares her home with a tribe of Madagascar geckos. #poetry #art #oahu
In this #shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli (IG: @bellaboopalombo), vividly colored plumeria blossoms crowd the view, upstaging each other before the camera lens. The accompanying haiku reads, floating by plumeria petals ask me to settle down A California native and former dance professor, Stephanie Zepherelli has been living on Oahu, Hawai’i the last 40 years. She shares her home with a tribe of Madagascar geckos. #poetry #art #oahu

ALT In this #shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli (IG: @bellaboopalombo), vividly colored plumeria blossoms crowd the view, upstaging each other before the camera lens. The accompanying haiku reads, floating by plumeria petals ask me to settle down A California native and former dance professor, Stephanie Zepherelli has been living on Oahu, Hawai’i the last 40 years. She shares her home with a tribe of Madagascar geckos. #poetry #art #oahu

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#haiku #splitsequence by Mark Gilbert Mark is based in the UK & enjoys writing short prose & #poetry. His work regularly appears in on-line & print journals & anthologies. Find his collaboration with Eavonka Ettinger “Variations on the Planets,” on Nun Prophet Press. #library
Against a white background, this #haiku #splitsequence by Mark Gilbert reads, Library time for sustenance slurps of soup above the silence umami in the mirror through glass the movement of cherry blossom they queue for heroes books about symmetry tears in both knees Mark Gilbert is based in the UK and enjoys writing short prose & #poetry (including hybrid forms). His work regularly appears in on-line & print journals & anthologies. He recently collaborated with Eavonka Ettinger on “Variations on the Planets,” an astronomical poetry chapbook (Nun Prophet Press). #library

ALT Against a white background, this #haiku #splitsequence by Mark Gilbert reads, Library time for sustenance slurps of soup above the silence umami in the mirror through glass the movement of cherry blossom they queue for heroes books about symmetry tears in both knees Mark Gilbert is based in the UK and enjoys writing short prose & #poetry (including hybrid forms). His work regularly appears in on-line & print journals & anthologies. He recently collaborated with Eavonka Ettinger on “Variations on the Planets,” an astronomical poetry chapbook (Nun Prophet Press). #library

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Hifsa Ashraf@hifsaysOct 12
Monsoon remains a central part of my life! Thank you, Steliana Voicu, for including my tanka on monsoon with its Romanian translation! enchanted-garden-haiku.blogs… #tanka #haiku #micropoetry #romanian #WritingCommunity
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fireball by fireball... the length of a Gazan night smoky twilight a cry sinks into the sound of a gunshot skeletal houses these layers of silence upon silence tinyurl.com/2s3eptk2 #haiku #poetry Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. MLK
Maddy
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Gaza is the frontline of humanity. Every silence in the face of its suffering is another victory for injustice.
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Call for #haiku #senryu #poems for October issue (last of year) of Suspect Device #punk fanzine - theme is ‘the last samurai’ - consider yourself one of a dying breed, era passing away etc. feel free to interpret as you wish - 3-4 poems via DM by 31st October 🎃
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Voima Oy@voimaoyOct 8
how to win a cat's trust with patience and food every day closer #TankaThursday #trust
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FreshOutMag@FreshoutMagOct 7
#monoku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ). Joseph has been writing #haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times, widely published & anthologized across the web. #afteryou #poetry
Upon a black background, this #monoku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ), reads, after you my life in parentheses Joseph has been writing #haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times, widely published & anthologized across the web. #afteryou #poetry

ALT Upon a black background, this #monoku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ), reads, after you my life in parentheses Joseph has been writing #haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times, widely published & anthologized across the web. #afteryou #poetry

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Fati Hab@fati_hab42708Oct 8
coin face lost in the clouds threat of snow a confessional voice says “trust the toss” Fatma Zohra Habis #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry #inkMine #writercommunity
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