Haiku Published in 5-7-5 Haiku Journal

[X Equestris]

On Thursday, I had the honor of one of my haikus appearing in 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, a small online poetry journal dedicated to haikus and related forms in the classic 5-7-5 syllable format.

Haiku by Austin Worley

Blistering sidewalk earthworms writhe, wet to the touch I am merciful Austin Worley writes everything from heroic fantasy to speculative romance, and his short fiction has appeared in over two doze…

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This is only my second poetry publication, and my first for a lone poem. Normally, I wouldn’t bother submitting poetry because it’s a lot of hassle for very little reward, but the reaction from readers when I shared this in the Poetry section of our Workshop was so positive that I decided it was worth a shot. So, once again, a big thank you to everyone who commented in that thread, because this probably never would’ve happened otherwise!

 

[Naja Noir]

Congrats!

It's a great poem that deserved to be published.

 

[Trish]

Congrats! It's a great poem and I followed the link to your site and then to your published story and that was great too!

 

[X Equestris]

Congrats! It's a great poem and I followed the link to your site and then to your published story and that was great too!

Thanks! Which story was it? I’m guessing “Warden of the Wex Wood”, since that’s the last one I had published online and free to read, but now I’m curious

 

[Trish]

Thanks! Which story was it? I’m guessing “Warden of the Wex Wood”, since that’s the last one I had published online and free to read, but now I’m curious

You're welcome, and yep, you are correct. It was the only one I saw a link to.

 

[X Equestris]

Makes sense. The others have links on their respective pages, but most aren’t freely available online, and it’s the most recent fiction release on the blog. Regardless, I’m happy to leave a reader satisfied twice over!