Deadline: midnight December 31, 2010 An anonymous donor, in the spirit of the giving season, has stepped forward with a matching grant challenge. For every dollar donated to The Haiku Foundation between now and the end of the calendar year…
Over 200 people have registered with The Haiku Foundation forum since we launched it two weeks ago. The discussions are going well, and many people are having their say about haiku. Here are some highlights from this week: Mentoring —You'll…
Here is an update regarding additions to the Haiku Registry since last report. Each poet’s page is accessible by last name: simply click on that initial in the search index on the opening page. To submit your own information, click the…
Virals: a domino game of haiku selections and commentaries .......................................................................................................................................... (Viral 8.3) The Search By Rich Youmans ................................................................................................................................................................................. stars roof aerials facing different directions Gonzalo Melchor I first saw this haiku in Acorn No. 17 (Fall 2006). I loved the…
Today we launch Religio, David Grayson's new board on our forum. David writes: "Religio is devoted to the intersection of haiku and religious tradition. It will focus on multiple religious traditions, and present a different topic each month for discussion.…
Our regular readers will be familiar with Periplum, a series of blog posts by David Lanoue that explore twenty-first -century haiku from around the planet. David says of the series: "My aim is to present recent haiku from different places,…
Today, we are launching four new boards on our forum, all under the category of New to Haiku. Here is how the lead moderator, Laura Sherman, describes these boards: "New to Haiku is a set of boards designed to encourage…
As those of you who have spent any time on the THF website know, the Foundation blog, troutswirl, has been the primary means of connecting with presenters and fellow poets. While this has made the site dynamic, it has also…
The following update on the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards is provided by Mark Harris, chair of the Haiku Foundation Awards committee. Nominations for the book awards closed October 15. * The Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards received 83 nominations for its…
Essences explores the roots of the "haiku movement" in North America .................................................................................................................................................................................... Essence #5 Different Approaches to Haiku: Virgil & Spiess By Carmen Sterba Then as now, poets found their voices in haiku through divergent styles in the first decades…
Sails is a section is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. . . . 13th Sailing . . . BY Peter Yovu ........................................................................................................................................................................ *** Readers: I initially, mistakenly,…
The Haiku Foundation announces the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems 2010. The Touchstone Awards are designed to recognize and reward excellence in the field of haiku. Please see the page for the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems for details about…
Periplum is a section that is devoted to 20th and 21st century haiku from around the world Periplum #12: Meet Tito Andres Ramos BY Tom Painting I first met Tito Andres Ramos during the 2005-2006 school year when he was…
There have been several additions to the Haiku Registry since last report. Each poet’s page is accessible by last name: simply click on that initial in the search index on the opening page. To submit your own information, click the appropriate…
Our Event Calendars have been updated (as time allows, calendars are also updated between announcements). These calendars are intended as tools to help haiku poets keep track of journal submission and contest entries. They are available in pdf and html. The…
Virals: a domino game of haiku selections and commentaries .......................................................................................................................................... (Viral 8.2) No Horizon By Patrick Sweeney ................................................................................................................................................................................. burial at sea— the horizon so much nearer Rich Youmans I read this haiku in Without Halos, a New Jersey literary…
Essences explores the roots of the "haiku movement" in North America .................................................................................................................................................................................... Essence #4 The Explosion of Haiku Journals and Beginning of The Haiku Society of America By Carmen Sterba Numerous haiku journals came out one after another in the…
Our Event Calendars have been updated with several new items—and some deadlines have recently been extended. These calendars are intended as tools to help haiku poets keep track of journal submission and contest entry deadlines, They are available in either pdf…
Quicksilver: the chronicles of a newcomer to the art of haiku Quicksilver Hg4 Learning About Comparing Two Images By Laura Sherman When I started writing haiku I thought one just had to express an idea in three lines. I focused…
haiku presented with commentary by the Yuki Teikei Society for discussion  young leaf #3 By Patricia Machmiller & Jerry Ball incessant crickets . . . on the mosque’s marble wash basin ancient Greek letters —Zinovy Vayman pjm: There are…