Elliot Nicely

A new translation of one of my more recent haiku. Enjoy!

NeverEnding Story First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog

My debut poetry collection Sine Qua Non is now available at both Loganberry Books and Mac's Backs in Cleveland, so stop by and pick up a signed copy!

One of my Halloween haiku has been reprinted. 👻 Enjoy!

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Daily Haiku Special, Oct. 23, 2025: Elliot Nicely and Dave Russo halloween: death takes two pieces of candy by Elliot Nicely (USA) Presence, 58, 2017 khakis, blue jacket no ties; old golf buddies by the coffin by Dave Russo (USA) Modern Haiku, Vol. XXIX, N…

A deep bow to the selection committee of the Ohio Poetry Day Association for honoring my haiku collection Sine Qua Non, and congratulations to Yalie Saweda Kamara who took home the top honors today!

A new translation of one of my Halloween haiku! Hope you like this one!!

Butterfly Dream: Toothless Grin Haiku by Elliot Nicely English Original dentist office window: the jack-o'-lantern's toothless grin Frogpond , 36:1, Winter 2013 Elliot Nicely Chinese Translation...

I’m excited to be included this year’s Midwest Traveling Haiku Rock Garden!

The Midwest-Themed 2025 Exhibit: 11/32

Poem by Elliot Nicely, first published in Modern Haiku Volume 49.1, Winter/Spring 2018.

I’m honored to be included in this year’s exhibition.

Please join me in congratulating the poets featured in the Midwest-Themed 2025 Exhibit! Beginning tomorrow, one new rock will be unveiled each day at 10 a.m. Eastern—32 days, 32 poets, 32 rocks.

Every poet in the exhibit either calls the Midwest home today or has lived here in the past, and I’m deeply grateful to them for trusting me with their work. I invite you to enjoy this sequenced exhibit—whether you encounter it in person or online—and thank you for your interest in this project!

Need some new books for some lazy Sunday reading? Stop up to Loganberry Books (in Cleveland) tomorrow from 1pm to 5pm, and visit me at Author Alley!

Plus, as an added bonus, I’ll have free candy direct from Japan!

This coming Sunday, August 3rd, join me at Loganberry Books (in Cleveland) from 1pm until 5pm where I'll be signing copies of my latest haiku collection Sine Qua Non. See you there!

This afternoon, I made a pilgrimage to the home of the American Haiku Archives!

Good Friday! I'm the featured writer on the Cuyahoga County Public Library's "Read + Write Poetry" Blog. Hope you enjoy my latest offering!

Blog - Cuyahoga County Public Library Read a PoemView as PDFBy Elliott NicelyGood Fridaygravity swallows the lightfrom a dying star This haiku by Elliott Nicely, from Modern Haiku 55.3. 2024. Used by permission of the author.About the AuthorElliot Nicely is a secondary school teacher residing in Lakewood. His poetry has appeared in more...