Decentering the Self
An excerpt of a conversation between Ada Limón, Sharon Salzberg, and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen
Poetry
CultureMagazine | Parting Words
Spring
A poem by Tsering Woeser
The One Essential Truth
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge celebrates the eternal return of spring.
Poet Li-Young Lee on Awe, Adoration, and Turning Toward the Unknown
Poet Li-Young Lee discusses the spiritual influences on his poetry and how he writes from a state of don’t-know mind.
‘Aubade’
Yuki Tanaka’s poems drift between voices and consciousnesses in depicting the shifting nature of the self.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (December 2025)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
The Afterlife of Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
Poet Brandon Shimoda explores the ongoing legacies of the US government’s mass incarceration of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans during World War II.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (November 2025)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
‘January 1st’
In a poem from his posthumous collection, the late Larry Ward reminds us to let go of our sadnesses as the trees shed their leaves.
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