The Dewdrop

The Dewdrop is an online literary journal dedicated to the art of haiku and related short-form poetry. Founded with a contemplative ethos, it serves as a digital sanctuary for poets who attend to the quietude of the natural world and the fleeting textures of daily experience. The journal’s name evokes a morning droplet—small, transparent, and transient—signaling its commitment to brevity, precision, and the resonance of the ordinary. Its core mission is to publish haiku that honor the form’s Japanese roots while engaging with contemporary sensibilities, without succumbing to mere pastiche or sentimentality. Through themed calls such as 'A Year of Kō' and seasonal sequences like 'Sekki: Beginning of Spring,' The Dewdrop invites submissions that are attuned to the rhythms of the calendar and the discipline of close observation.