Periplum is a section that is devoted to 20th and 21st century haiku from around the world Periplum #11: Umberto Senegal BY David G. Lanoue Umberto Senegal, founder and president of the Colombian Haiku Association, has been writing and publishing…
the blogspot for The Haiku Foundation's academic journal Juxtapositions: A Journal of Haiku Poetics & Culture (JUXTA) 4th POSITION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ENCOUNTERS will be a section of JUXTAPOSITIONS that features the dialogue between contemporary poetry and haiku. We encourage you to…
Peggy Willis Lyles September 17, 1939 - September 3, 2010 It is with great sadness to report that on Friday, September 3, 2010, Peggy Willis Lyles passed away. She was a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow and English teacher, and contributed…
Call for Submissions to the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards for 2010 The Award The Haiku Foundation announces the creation of the Touchstone Awards Series, beginning with the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards for 2010. The Touchstone Awards Series is a family…
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…
Our Event Calendars have been updated—and some deadlines are fast approaching. These calendars are designed to help haiku poets keep track of journal submission and contest entry deadlines, They are available in either pdf or html versions. The main document has…
Essences explores the roots of the "haiku movement" in North America .................................................................................................................................................................................... Essence #3 (part 3) By Carmen Sterba Carmen Sterba's Interview with Cor van den Heuvel 〜Part 3 of 3〜 Carmen Sterba: Does the fact that you read your…
Quicksilver: the chronicles of a newcomer to the art of haiku Quicksilver Hg3 Learning About Seasonal Words By Laura Sherman One of the first things I learned about haiku is that each poem must contain a seasonal word. Sounded easy…
Sails is a section is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. . . . 12th Sailing . . . BY Peter Yovu ........................................................................................................................................................................ Can you make just one line dance? close…
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…
Our Event Calendars have been updated—and some deadlines are fast approaching. These calendars are designed to help haiku poets keep track of journal submission and contest entry deadlines, They are available in either pdf or html versions. The main document has…
the blogspot for The Haiku Foundation's academic journal Juxtapositions: A Journal of Haiku Poetics & Culture (JUXTA) 3rd POSITION ............................................................................................................................................ Jane Reichhold has written a thoughtful and controversial piece on haiku education for JUXTA 1. Here is her position paper.…
Virals: a domino game of haiku selections and commentaries .......................................................................................................................................... (Viral 8.1) 78% By Scott Metz & Paul Pfleuger, Jr. .......................................................................................................................................... under the nitrogen blue sky the white horse of my life —Patrick Sweeney SM: For me, this ku is…
Periplum is a section that is devoted to 20th and 21st century haiku from around the world Periplum #10: Slavko Sedlar BY David G. Lanoue The word "suchness" evokes, in the lexicon of Zen Buddhism, a vivid perceiving of the…
haiku presented with commentary by the Yuki Teikei Society for discussion  young leaf #2 By Patricia Machmiller & Jerry Ball Fourth of July— a line of ants along the parade route Michael Dylan Welch jb: A shasei haiku. There…
I changed the blog so that comments are sorted from newest to oldest, since people typically want to see what's been said recently. Let's try this for a while.
Welcome back! Thanks for your patience this week while we upgraded the server that supports our site. Reading and navigating our site—especially our blog—should be quicker and smoother for most of you. The new server should provide a stable platform…
Quicksilver: the chronicles of a newcomer to the art of haiku Quicksilver Hg2 One Step At A Time: Learning About Haiku By Laura Sherman I had originally thought that syllable count was the driving force behind haiku, but after studying…
Essences explores the roots of the "haiku movement" in North America .................................................................................................................................................................................... Essence #3 (part 2) By Carmen Sterba Carmen Sterba's Interview with Cor van den Heuvel 〜Part 2 of 3〜 Carmen Sterba: How much were you influenced by Jack…
Our Event Calendars have been updated—and some deadlines are fast approaching. These calendars are designed to help haiku poets keep track of journal submission and contest entry deadlines, They are available in either pdf or html versions. The main document has…