1

peppermint tea
warmth seeps down
down my core

Sav Stringer

This Haiku gave me a warm and homey feeling. I can smell and feel hot peppermint  tea. It reminds me of a cold winter or fall day and the sensation of the warm tea has brought you back to life opening up your pores warming you back up. Semmieon Brandon, Spring 2025

2

blank white paper
a vast expanse
of words unsaid

Sav Stringer

3

Night wind howling—
another piece of myself
lost to the cold.

21

fast footsteps above
I close my laptop lid
needed again

5

nursing home bed
a three-drawer dresser
all she owns

Jim Wilkerson

This can bring up a lot of different concepts to different people (as we found out in class today), which is something I think a good haiku should do. It allows us to relate to it while also questioning how another person might take this up in their own life. The two descriptors — a bed and dresser — set the stage for a tragic ending line but a perfect pause after the first line. Eden Niebrugge, Spring 2025

6

online acceptance letter
saving paper
or a scam?

7

Neon lights flicker—
lost in the rush of the streets,
heartbeat in the crowd

Shinta Koganezawa

8

sent message
two-year apology
keep your graces

9

cardinal shakes the snow off
looks down
then up

Jim Wilkerson

10

towers of books 
the turn of each page
another world

Sav Stringer

11

jaw unmoving
speaking words
without a sound

Helana Swenson

12

onion soup
the longest stretch
of Swiss cheese

Randy Brooks

13

not born
until somebody
loves them

14

friend far 
from home
a lonely dinner

15

Frost on my window—
memories of Kyoto
warm my frozen hands.

Shinta Koganezawa

16

willow tree
a slight breeze
flips the pages

Helana Swenson

18

a heater’s hum
snowflakes fall
backwards outside

Eden Niebrugge

19

raven hair
falls down her neck
a navy night

Sav Stringer