the ocean
waves—hello and goodbye
Cold Moon Journal
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Photo c. Alf B. Meier
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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Guidelines for Contributors
You are invited to submit a single email containing 5 - 10 poems (in the spirit of haiku/senryu/tanka) per calendar month, although occasionally we will publish sequences. No themes. Poems must be your original work (not AI!) and in English. Previously
unpublished work is preferred, but poems appearing on social media are
acceptable.
No e-mail attachments will be opened. Please send to: coldmoonjournal(at)gmail(dot)com.
Poems received in a given month will be considered for publication in Cold Moon Journal the following month. (In other words, if you send your poems in March, they will be competing for April space.) Is your writing style traditional? Fine. Gendai or experimental? Also welcome, although we can’t accommodate much in the way of special formatting.
We are happy to consider your artwork, particularly black-and-white photographs.
There is no money in this, but all rights revert back to the poet upon publication.
We strive to respond quickly (within two weeks, usually faster). Both acceptance and rejection notices are sent. New haiku/senryu/tanka (or sequences or artwork) are added to Cold Moon Journal several times a week. You can view the most popular poems (scroll down to bottom right of the journal for the list).
You will never see anything here that suggests racism, violence or prejudice.
This journal nominates for various annual haiku and poetry awards.
Roberta Beach Jacobson, Editor (she/her)
Updated: January 27, 2024
By David He
the pine shadow
sweeps onto the window
every night
as the moon rises
our
cat stares
David He
Sunday, July 31, 2022
By Keith Evetts
on the one hand
I couldn't live
forever wondering
what's on
the other hand
Keith Evetts
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Friday, July 29, 2022
Through the Telescope: Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
We
congratulate frequent contributor Tiffany Shaw-Diaz, recognized as a
top-eight volunteer (of more than 6,000) for the NASA citizen
science project, Active Asteroids. Way to go, Tiffany!
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Sunday, July 24, 2022
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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Monday, July 18, 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Saturday, July 9, 2022
By Orrin PréJean
sweeping river willows for a moment nothing matters
Orrin PréJean
from Dewdrop World, Cuttlefish Books, 2021