WALES HAIKU
JOURNAL
Summer Competition '26
This special mini-edition brings together the three prize-winning haiku from our Summer Competition 2026, alongside twelve Highly Commended poems.
Together, they offer fifteen wonderfully different glimpses of summer - playful, poignant and surprising, from the magical discoveries of childhood to the reflections that come with age.
Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to all of this year’s winning and Highly Commended poets. We hope you enjoy the collection.
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