Congratulations to our Award-winning poets!

Peg Cherrin-Meyers & Claire Vogel Camargo

Well-deserved!

[haiku, haibun, touchstone, poetry award]

Thrilled to see all of our Long List folks have made the Short List as well! Help us congratulate these whiptail poets recognized on the THF Short Lists & cheer them on to the final round!

[haiku, haibun, senryu, touchstone awards, long list, the haiku foundation, poetry award]

Please join us in congratulating these whiptail poets recognized on the THF Long Lists & cheering them on to the next rounds!

[haiku, haibun, senryu, touchstone awards, long list, the haiku foundation, poetry award]

thanks so much~ robin

Regrettably, we need to put whiptail on hiatus as we navigate new personal challenges. We hope this will be temporary, but as of now, it is unknown. Thank you to everyone for your support over the years!

Kat & Robin

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frog inside the bamboo so tiny the moon
-Hla Yin Mo

Whiptail Journal, Issue One, November 2021

My favorite poem of issue one. What was your favorite poem of any issue?

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Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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by Cynthia Hendel

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

by Renée Owen

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another mouth to feed the milky way

by Rich Schilling

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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the four winds of mahjong tiles my childhood

by Jackie Chou

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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More award nominations from your favorite journal of one-line poetry!
Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!

We are thrilled to share our nominations! Part 1: The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards (Poem and Haibun)!

Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.

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everything turned off the stars tonight

by Dylan Stover

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025

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Kat, your are welcome. I really loved this poemword by Claire Zoghb.

Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem “In effect the single word is a new reading process; like electricity — instant and continuous.”

Read the beautiful poemword or one word poem in the latest Issue of Whiptail.

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Consider writing your own poemword.

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cloudirigibles

by Claire Zoghb

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whiptail journal's 4th anniversary issue is launched featuring mark meyer’s cover art, with a potpourri of one-line poems and works that contain them, including hybrids, sequences, haiga, and concretes! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We hope you enjoy the issue!

Our 4th anniversary issue is launched featuring mark meyer’s cover art, with a potpourri of one-line poems and works that contain them, including hybrids, sequences, haiga, and concretes! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We hope you enjoy the issue!

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Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025

by Kati Mohr

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Whiptail, Issue 11, November 2024

by Jennifer Sutherland

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Autumn trees with a banner over them reading: "Submissions for Pebbles vol. 6 extended till 11/30. Send up to 10 poems | 1 - 5 lines each

General Submissions remain closed but we're reopening Pebbles vol. 6 subs till November 30. Send us up to 10 poems, each no more than 5 lines, and/or visuals (haiga, etc.).

Those who submitted to Issue 14 should have received a response now. This issue had a 7% acceptance rate (our average is 5%). The issue is being proofed and checked. We plan to release by early Dec and can't wait to share it with you! Thanks, all, for your support; we couldn't do this without you!🦎

Those who submitted to Issue 14 should have received a response now. This issue had a 7% acceptance rate (our average is 5%). The issue is being proofed and checked. We plan to release by early Dec and can't wait to share it with you! Thanks, all, for your support; we couldn't do this without you!🦎

Whiptail Journal, Issue 10, June 2024

by Shane Coppage

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autumn salvo this rain of forgotten

by Beverly Acuff Momoi

Whiptail Journal, Issue 9, February 2024

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Do not forget submissions close October 27th for the 4th Anniversary Issue.

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The submission period for Issue 14 is underway, and we find ourselves happily swimming in amazingness! We do not have a target number to accept and are quite selective, so send your best! We are open through Oct 27 🦎
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a hawthorn breeze panning for goldfinches

by Liam Wilkinson

Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023

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a hawthorn breeze panning for goldfinches

Liam Wilkinson

Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023

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Happy 4th bday to whiptail! We are open for one week and are ready to receive your one-line beauties: poems, hybrids, seqs, & other creations! We love art, haiga, & shahai too! Need a little inspiration? Try the optional theme of FOUR (whatever that means to you). www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions

Happy 4th bday to whiptail! We are open for one week and are ready to receive your one-line beauties: poems, hybrids, seqs, & other creations! We love art, haiga, & shahai too! Need a little inspiration? Try the optional theme of FOUR (whatever that means to you). www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions