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
Spring / Summer 2026
Submissions are now closed.
Available April 1st.
James Schlett, Lorraine Padden, Helen Odgen Richard L Matta, Meagan Bussert, Mike Stinson Joshua Michael Stewart, Claire Vogel Camargo Kathryn P Haydon, Jeff Hoagland, tuka morris Bonnie J Scherer, Shawn Blair, Susan Yavaniski Eugeniusz Zarcharski, Michael Lamb, John Shiffer Marilyn Ashbaugh, Alan Yan, Joshua St Claire Joseph P Wechselberger, Lisa Espenmiller Barbara Feehrer, Ben Rowsome, Lee Hudspeth John Stevenson, Mary McCormack, Pat Davis Scott Wiggerman, Nancy Orr, Deborah Bowman Bernadette Browne, Barbara Ungar, Lori Becherer Joseph Elliot, Kristen Lindquist, John Budan Paula Sears, Ruth Holzer, Vandana Parashar Sally Biggar, Bryan Rickert, Mary Stevens, Ravi Kiran Bob Stewart, Alan S Bridges, Debbie Olson Roberta Beach Jacobson, Christine Wenk-Harrison Richa Sharma, Neena Singh, Joanna Ashwell Edward J Rielly, John Pappas, Gary Hotham Laurie D Morrissey, Tom Clausen, Dyana Basist Lysa Collins, Kathryn Liebowitz, Thomas Smith Vishal Prabhu, Ingrid Bruck, Peter Newton Monty Milne, Barrie Levine, Ollie Surber David Rosenthal, Suzanne Marshall, Deb Koen Ben Oliver, Alanna C Burke, Jennifer Gurney Julie Schwerin, Brad Bennett, Dennis Owen Frohlich Sarah E Metzler, Dylan Stover, Debbie Strange Katie Montagna, M R Pelletier, Marilyn Humbert Robert Epstein, Sharon Martina, Nathanael Tico Bill Cooper, Michael Ketchek, Jay Friedenberg Zack Metcalfe, Agnes Eva Savich, Tony Williams Rowan Beckett Minor, Adele Evershed, Joshua Gage Jeannie Martin, Janice Doppler, Mark Teaford Ken Carrier, Kathabela Wilson, Tony Pupello, paul m Chad Lee Robinson, Deborah Burke Henderson Laurinda Lind, Katja Fox, Jo Balistreri, Andrew Pineo Cynthia Anderson, Jessica Allyson, Chuck Brickley Kim Klugh, John Brehm, our thomas, Forest Meadow Ash Evan Lippert, Eleanor Channell, Johnette Downing Brad Rogers, Scott Billington, Jonathan Blakeslee Daniel White, Quamrul Hassan, Dan Schwerin Hannah Mahoney, Mark Hendrickson, M J Mello Kelly Sargent, Ron Scully ...SUBSCRIPTIONS & SINGLE ISSUES
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Kindly send original, unpublished work.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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NEW !! Editor’s Choice
Beginning with the Spring/Summer 2026 issue the editor will choose her favorite submitted/accepted haiku for that issue and will highlight it on the inside cover.
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winter sunset luring the sheep with a turnip
~ Paula Sears
