Best of the Haiku Challenge (March 2026)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Culture
‘Rites’
Wendy Chen’s debut poetry collection explores ancestors, ghosts, and stories long ignored or forgotten.
Physician, Heal Thyself
How two Zen monks are bringing the dharma into a medical system in crisis—and why it may be exactly what the doctor ordered
A Declaration of Religious Faith
On the buddha-nature of sequoias and sugi
The Buddha’s Enduring Audience
A pilgrimage to the sacred Buddhist sites of India reveals a world of devotion.
‘This and That’
Ten poems by the unorthodox wandering hermit Ryōkan (1758–1831)
How Buddhism Came to Éliane Radigue
The late French composer spent a lifetime mastering elusive yet vast sounds through her Tibetan Buddhist practice and experiments in electronic music.
Three Haiku
US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze discusses the emotional power and depth of Kobayashi Issa’s poetry.
Mediums and Mountain Ascetics
Following her mother’s death, a writer turns to Japan’s spiritual traditions to find healing and connection.
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