A Haikomics Anthology

Poetry comics from Kelcey Ervick, Connie Sun, Austin Kleon, and more

I invited some of my favorite artists on Substack to contribute an original haiku comic for Poetry Comics Month. They rose to the challenge. Marvel at their haikomics, then subscribe to their newsletters and purchase their books to enjoy more of their amazing work.

K. Woodman-Maynard

K. Woodman-Maynard is a graphic novelist and comics coach. Follow her newsletter Creating Comics and check out her latest book Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel.

Haley Weaver

Haley Weaver is an illustrator and writer based in Seattle, Washington. Follow her on Instagram, subscribe to her newsletter, Haley Drew This, and read her illustrated memoir, Give Me Space but Don’t Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship With Anxiety.

Connie Sun

Connie Sun is a self-taught cartoonist, writer, and illustrator in New York City. Check out her Instagram and follow her newsletter, CartoonConnie Comics Blog.

Kat Schneider

Kat Schneider is a freelance illustrator, comics artist and printmaker working in the Greater New York area. Subscribe to her newsletter, Pretend I Never Sent You This, join her Riso Print Club, and pre-order her debut graphic novel, Someday Perfect.

Jason McBride

Jason McBride is a published poet, illustrator, collage artist, and author. Follow his newsletter, Weirdo Poetry, and check out his latest book, Haiku Comics from the Anthropocene.

David Lasky

David Lasky is the author of Haiku Comics, the co-author of Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song and the colorist of Cece Bell’s El Deafo. He teaches comics in the Seattle area. Find David’s original art, prints, and books at his etsy shop.

Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist and other books about creativity. Follow his newsletter and read his typewriter interviews with renowned poets.

Jono Hey

Jono Hey is the author and illustrator of Sketchplanations, hand-drawn sketches explaining the world. Check out his book, Big Ideas Little Pictures, listen to the Sketchplanations podcast, and subscribe to his newsletter.

Kelcey Ervick

Kelcey Ervick is a writer and artist creating visual narratives in a variety of media. Subscribe to her newsletter, The Habit of Art, read her graphic memoir, The Keeper, and check out her book on making comics, The Field Guide to Graphic Literature.

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