Akitsu Quarterly
Send up to 8 original haiku and/or up to 4 haibun, haiga or brushwork to
hermithrush@metrocast.netor by postal mail to
Akitsu Quarterly Robin White, editor 111 Nottingham Road Deerfield, New Hampshire 03037 USA
2026 Submissions / Reading Periods
Spring/Summer opens January 1st
Fall/Winter opens May 1st
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Kindly send original, unpublished work. One submission batch per issue, please, unless the editor invites you to send “another batch.” Response time varies as the editor also works in the garden, the studio, and out in the community. Poets & Artists retain full copyright of their work. An issue typically closes in 2 to 4 weeks after opening.
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winter sunset luring the sheep with a turnip
~ Paula Sears