I have a question about linked verse
I am curious. Are there poets you know of who write poems with verses that hold up as stand alone haiku or senryu? I don't mean renku or haikai no renga, or haiku that follow a theme under a title, but…
If you're looking to keep track of your blog hits…
If you're looking to keep track of your blog hits, that is the topic of the latest .Haiku column. I am going to get more and more poets on the web if it will be the death of me! I…
On Magazine Submissions, Facebook and Twitter…
In my last column for the Haiku Society of America, "The maddening process of submitting poems," I focused on how the submission process has changed over time. One consideration before editors in modern times is social media. While many artists…
How about some baseball haiku in honor of the World Series?
extra innings a runner's shadow down the third base line - John Stevenson * sunday afternoon as the ball game ends geese return to the outfield - Alan Pizzarelli Does anyone have baseball haiku to share that's not from the Norton Anthology?
The maddening process of submitting poems
The latest .Haiku column for the Haiku Society of America focuses on "The maddening process of submitting poems." "Back in the day, submitting to poetry magazines was a very different beast. We formed support groups for each other because of…
Haiku in honor of the Jersey Shore after its recent fire
The New Jersey Shore had yet another setback after this week's fire tore through 50 Seaside Heights businesses. This is of course just one year after Hurricane Sandy. According to NJ.com, this second blow was even more devastating to the…
Video: Fall twilight haiku by William Hart at Haiku North America 2013
YouTube Video of Bill reading
Video: Bill Moyers and poet Naomi Shihab Nye (poems and thoughts on haiku and life)
"We need that slow experience with words," says Naomi Shihab Nye. And she says that is what we get from haiku. Here are two quotes that stood out for me in this quick video featuring journalist Bill Moyers. "Life is…
What do surrealists and haiku poets have in common?
In this month's Haiku column I ask, What do surrealism and haiku have in common? Surrealists aimed to jar people. But they didn’t just jar. They had methods and messages. Surrealists filled their writings and paintings with images they believed…
What were your finds at HNA this year?
Oh, man! I missed the Nick Virgilio film as well! How did I manage that? There were so many things to discover at HNA2013 that I guess I had to miss some. This leads to the question, what were your finds…
Thanks for Haiku North America 2013 And best of all…?
I always learn, grow and come home with way too many books! I was sorry it came to an end. And judging by how late we lingered after the banquet, I wasn't the only one. Thank you everyone for the…
Following up on Jim's post, Survey says…
In Jim's recent blog post, he asks for help assessing the Foundation's performance. He clarifies posting the mission statement: The impetus behind The Haiku Foundation was the realization that English-language haiku had done a poor job of promoting itself in two…
Haiku — poetry of the imagination
A few years ago I was running a Facebook page called Haiku Now. At the time somebody accused me of writing "desk haiku" because I wrote a haiku where I put a spider in an unnatural situation, or at least…
How can haiku be like riding on trapezoidal tires?
That is the question I ask in this month's .Haiku column. Actually, it's about my experience judging a contest for the North Carolina Poetry Society. It has been a fun process. In the column, thoughts of editors filled my mind, especially…
It's National Haiku Writing Month!
Once again, it is National Haiku Writing Month! Just like novelists and musicians who have months designated to inspire them: National Novel Writing Month and National Solo Album Month, so do haiku poets! I wonder why they are all in…
Snapshots Haiku Calendar Competition 2013
I ( @myersgene) just re-tweeted this on Twitter. "Final call for entries to The Snapshots Haiku Calendar Competition 2013. Prizes totalling £360/US$600 on offer..." The tweet is from Morden Haiku, @hermonhermit. Many know Matt Morden's blog, https://mordenhaikupoetry.blogspot.com. The deadline for the contest…
The 2013 Haiku North America Conference
Few events have worked out better for me than Haiku North America. I am someone who almost always has high expectations. Although I have been a poet for more than 20 years, haiku was a relatively new fascination for me…
The Snowflake Hunter
Even though I have never tried my hand at haibun, I've been moved by all of the snow we've had since our white Christmas here in New Jersey. So I gave it a shot for my January HSA column. Here's…
Poems that speak to what people are going through
“Does anybody else have poems that might speak to what people are going through now? Poems about darkness, poems about heavy winds, poems about flooding or freezing?" That is how I started this month's column for the Haiku Society of…
Hurricane Sandy and the best poetry form for reading in the dark
Here in my home state, New Jersey, I have come to the realization that haiku is the best poetry form when it comes to reading in the dark. Hurricane Sandy's effects have been felt from the south up to Michigan.…