Julie Bloss Kelsey

Julie Bloss Kelsey's haiku and senryu have been published worldwide. She is the current Vice President of The Haiku Foundation, where she edits and often writes a bi-monthly column for haiku beginners called New to Haiku. She is also an editor for the Haiku Society of America's journal Frogpond. Julie has written four other collections of short-form poetry: The Call of Wildflowers (Title IX Press, 2020), the award-winning Grasping the Fading Light: A Journey Through PTSD (Sable Books, 2023), After Curfew (Cuttlefish Books, 2023), and Purging the Monsters (Cuttlefish Books, 2026). Connect with her on Instagram (@julieblosskelsey).

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► Julie Bloss Kelsey's microchap & (selected) poems are available below. Download the PDF by clicking the title.

Origami Microchap with Selected Poems

Muddy Paw Prints

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Julie Bloss Kelsey CVR Muddy Paw Prints

Cover photo by Julie Bloss Kelsey

waiting
for the other shoe to drop––
new puppy

spring thaw
muddy paw prints
on the sheets

- hedgerow, Issue 123, Spring 2018

wooded trail
my dog stalks
a wayward daffodil

forward my mail––
the dog has chosen
my lap

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