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Issue 34: Sept. 2026
Haibun: 91 words
By Ella Aboutboul

Morning

 
long exhalation 
face to face the garden 
overgrown 

Need to clean the bathrooms need to get ammonia need to finish the essay need to plan my summer show need to post the package need to write my artist statement [need to fix my imposter syndrome] need to print the passport form need to get legal witnesses [need to do my will] need to book my scan need to clear the patio’s jungle need to do something about the mice need to stop being afraid

scintilla 
the robin brings 
a mirror 
Ella Aboutboul
Issue 34 (September 2026)

is a contemporary graphic artist, painter, and poet. Her work includes short-form poetry, haibun, haiga and visual art; and has appeared in publications such as The Heron’s Nest; Modern Haiku; The Pan Haiku Review; Password: the journal of very short poetry; Sonic Boom; and whiptail: journal of the single-line poem, amongst others. Ella is currently enrolled in an MFA program in West Sussex, UK.

 
 
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