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#1819 the tent stood talking wind stretched a flaw carried word memory outward From words on page 145 of  Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Hain...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1819 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/04/1819... #poem #bookhaiku #blackoutpoetry #erasurepoetry #ursulakleguin #hainishcycle #hain #planetofexile

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#1788 remember the smoke? say i hadn’t forgotten everything in sight! From words on page 263 of Lord of the Flies  by William Golding ( Faber and ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1788 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1788... #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #lordoftheflies #williamgolding #haiku

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#1767 a glass brain useless eyes down a glimpse devils here the oubliette voice From words on page 263 of  The Cracked Mirror  by Chris Brookmyre ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1768: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1769... #poem #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #bookhaiku #bookclub #thecrackedmirror #chrisbrookmyre #haiku

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#1767 a glass brain useless eyes down a glimpse devils here the oubliette voice From words on page 263 of  The Cracked Mirror  by Chris Brookmyre ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1767: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1767... #poem #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #bookhaiku #bookclub #thecrackedmirror #chrisbrookmyre #haiku

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#1765 the New Town badger in a Mazda (passenger) sleep eyes in half-light From words on page 263 of The Cracked Mirror  by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1765 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1765... #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #chrisbrookmyre #thecrackedmirror #bookclub

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#1753 the cabbage dragon swooped above the moon and lost his way home for months From words on page 91 of  Roverandom  by JRR Tolkien (HarperColli...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1753: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1753... #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #Tolkien #roverandom

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#1748 take you everywhere know roughly where i'm going have time to stretch/stop From words on page 19 of  Lessons for Young Artists  by David Gen...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1748: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1748... #poem #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #bookhaiku #davidgentleman #haiku

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#1733 bookshop inspired i write, research, fight, introduce… my evil monkey From words on page 56 of More   Days at the Morisaki Bookshop  in  Wit...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1733: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/01/1733... #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #haiku

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#1718 android neighborhood, 10:22: a sudden alarm, the shutter. From words on page 16 of  Days at the Morisaki Bookshop  in With Love from The Mor...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1718: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/01/1718... #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #haiku

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#1689 a scream for silence watching the figure cry she heard the hard fury From words on page 594 of  The Book of Dust, Volume 3: The Rose Field  ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1689 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/12/1689... #poem #blackoutpoetry #erasurepostry #bookhaiku #philippullman #bookofdust #rosefield #thebookofsust #therosefield #haiku

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Orange background. Body beautiful girl with attitude and curly blonde hair with fizz dressed in animal print top and cargo pants.

Orange background. Body beautiful girl with attitude and curly blonde hair with fizz dressed in animal print top and cargo pants.

Yellow and green Carnegie board

Yellow and green Carnegie board

Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day #YA

Exploding diet/
myths with strength and sass,
though vulnerable,

Saffron celebrates
the power of self expression
body beautiful

overcoming pain
and toxic relationships
to become self aware.

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Indian setting. Three children from different religions pictured against backdrop of train and iconic buildings. White, gold, green and brown as predominant shades with some dusky purple seeping in.

Indian setting. Three children from different religions pictured against backdrop of train and iconic buildings. White, gold, green and brown as predominant shades with some dusky purple seeping in.

Yellow & green Carnegie colours. Nominations board.

Yellow & green Carnegie colours. Nominations board.

Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day
@andersenpress.bsky.social 📚 A vivid portrait
of India singing with
authentic voices

a love song to crafts,
diverse cultures and friendships,
suddenly ruptured
#historicalfiction #UKKidLit

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#1659 the moon is a tale strange and fanciful hero Random Art Prompt From words on page 33 of One Hundred Nights of Hero  by ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1659 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/11/1659... #poem #bookhaiku #onehundrednightsofhero #100nightsofhero #isabelgreenberg #haiku

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Children running through snowy wood beside blue lake. Pink glow. Blue sky lit with yellow stripes. Fighter plane. Shadows across landscape. Frosty branches.

Children running through snowy wood beside blue lake. Pink glow. Blue sky lit with yellow stripes. Fighter plane. Shadows across landscape. Frosty branches.

Author beside book cover as previously described. Norwegian heritage.

Author beside book cover as previously described. Norwegian heritage.

Green & yellow Carnegie banner.

Green & yellow Carnegie banner.

Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @chrisvickwrites.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day #ShadowCreatures 📚 Authentic living
history shines through a war /time tale of courage,

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@peterburnsauthor.bsky.social #bookhaiku

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@carnegiemedals 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day @peterburnsauthor.bsky.social @farshorebooks.bsky.social 📚Plucky orphan Tom
enters a world of secrets
when he takes a chance

to escape hardship
by accepting an offer
that will change his life.

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Blue,gold, orange. Dragon 🐉 with purple wings breaking out of gold circle set against fiery London sky. Tail wrapped around top of building & emerging in a smaller gold circle at side of cover.

Blue,gold, orange. Dragon 🐉 with purple wings breaking out of gold circle set against fiery London sky. Tail wrapped around top of building & emerging in a smaller gold circle at side of cover.

Green & yellow Carnegie Medal nomination board.

Green & yellow Carnegie Medal nomination board.

Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social with a #bookhaiku a day #ALanguageofDragons #SFWilliamson @harpercollins.bsky.social 🐉 Exhilarating
epic dragon adventure
as a polyglot
despairing teen takes
a mysterious job where
she will need her wits

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Black cover with pink rabbit with a demonic stare.

Black cover with pink rabbit with a demonic stare.

Green & yellow Carnegie nomination board.

Green & yellow Carnegie nomination board.

Celebrating @carnegiemedals 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day #TraumaLand by #JoshSilver @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social Vulnerable teen
impulsively follows a
rabbit while trying

to recall feelings
and to remember the past,
falling into a

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🥳@carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day A fantastical
lyrical own voice set in an atmospheric

small town in Ireland
exploring psychology
and identity.

Working through the pain
of prejudice shifting through
the surreal towards light.

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Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day #Birdie
@andersenpress Lonely and troubled
girl relocated to a
small mining village

Big hearted Birdie
faces prejudice and finds
a pony in need.

Risking all to save
neglected Mr Duke
alone in the dark.

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Girl hanging off a white recorder. Peach background.

Girl hanging off a white recorder. Peach background.

Author in green standing in front of pink background holding novel with peach cover. Central image of girl hanging off a white recorder.

Author in green standing in front of pink background holding novel with peach cover. Central image of girl hanging off a white recorder.

Green & Yellow Carnegie nomination background.

Green & Yellow Carnegie nomination background.

🥳@carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 noms with a #bookhaiku a day @grainneobrien.bsky.social 🎼Recorder girl, so
fragile as her heart breaks in
two, disconnected

from the cadences
of music flowing through her
fingers, can friendship

and family help
Daisy heal from the
pain of betrayal

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Creepy green lake. Black rose. Floating black silhouette. Midnight blue sky. Full moon,

Creepy green lake. Black rose. Floating black silhouette. Midnight blue sky. Full moon,

Green, black, blue. School on shore of eerie lake. Leaves. Black rose. Floating figure in black. Blurb of book in white.

Green, black, blue. School on shore of eerie lake. Leaves. Black rose. Floating figure in black. Blurb of book in white.

Black & white photograph of author.

Black & white photograph of author.

Green & yellow Carnegie nomination board

Green & yellow Carnegie nomination board


#BookHaiku a day Totally Gothic
a chilly mist crawls across
a lake of secrets

Beside a spooky
school with creepy staff,
fragile memories

trapped, set new pupil
Rosella on Edge ,
eerie Black Roses #CarnegieMedals
#Gothic

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Authors turn to dust,
Yet their words refuse to fade —
Time bows to their breath.
#haiku #poetry #bookhaiku

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Girl in red hooded cloak surrounded by black and grey wolves 🐺 in forest clearing. Brown trees with skeletal branches. Falling leaves. Red writing.

Girl in red hooded cloak surrounded by black and grey wolves 🐺 in forest clearing. Brown trees with skeletal branches. Falling leaves. Red writing.

Photograph of author , dressed in black t shirt & striped blue & white dungarees, with her dog beside yellow daisies.

Photograph of author , dressed in black t shirt & striped blue & white dungarees, with her dog beside yellow daisies.

Review extract on peach background.

Review extract on peach background.

Yellow & green Carnegie board

Yellow & green Carnegie board

@carnegiemedals.bsky.social 🥳with a #bookhaiku a day #WolfSiren by Beth O’Brien @harpercollins.bsky.social

Follow Red into
a magical wood full of
secrets and stories.

Rebellious, brave
intent on finding clues to
solve a mystery.

Ecofiction so
thoughtful and poignant
transformed fairytale

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#1633 help me keep alive as old people forgotten the future will be From words on page 33, ish, of  Young Hag  by Isabel Greenberg (Jonathan Cape,...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1633 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/10/1633... #poem #blackoutpoetry #erasurepoetry #bookhaiku #younghag #isabelgreenberg #haiku

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#1631 tell her, “anyone.” “ugh, fine, but tell him to stop - war may interject.” From words on page 52, or thereabouts, of  Glass Town  by Isabel ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1631: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/10/1631... #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #isabelgreenberg #glasstown

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#1614 single boy, Chester, disinfectant air puzzle monochrome shopping From words on page 258 of Stone & Sky  by Ben Aaronovitch (Orion, 2025).

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1614: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/10/1614... #poem #Haiku #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #benaaronovutch #stoneandsky #riversoflondon

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#1603 staring together, you try rinsing clean the sink and got strange wrinkles From words on page 118 of  House of Many Ways  by Diana Wynne Jone...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1603 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/09/1603... #haiku #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #houseofmanyways #dianawynnejones

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#1578 agitated one, grumpily difficult, young… scared anyhow. From words on page 91 of A Wind in the Door  by Madeline L'Engle (Square Fish, 2007/...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1578: thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/09/1578... #haiku #poem #book #bookhaiku #blackoutpoetry #erasurepoetry #madelinelengle #awindinthedoor

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#1559 if, if, if, if i… hundreds of kilometers… parallel, apart. From words on page 39 of  Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Hainish Novels  by ...

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1559 thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2025/08/1559... #haiku #bookhaiku #blackoutpoetry #erasurepoetry #hainishcycle #ursulakleguin #rocannonsworld

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