1 Day Left!
Only 1 day left to get your entries in to the HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest 2010. Traditional? Contemporary? Innovative? Get 'em in! Go HERE for all the details. Good luck!
Just 2 Days 2 Get Them In!
Only 2 days left (March 31st) to get your entries in to the HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest 2010. Traditional? Contemporary? Innovative? Get 'em in! Go HERE for all the details. Good luck!
Essence #2
Essences began as a column written by Carmen Sterba in the North American Post in Seattle, WA, a bilingual newspaper in Japanese and English. Its purpose is to go back to the roots of the "haiku movement" in North America:…
6 Days Left!
Only 6 days to get your entries in to the HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest 2010. Traditional? Contemporary? Innovative? Get 'em in! Go HERE for all the details. Good luck!
Fluence (1): Part 2
Fluences is a section of troutswirl devoted to studying haiku, and haiku-like work, by 20th and 21st century western poets. Each installment will take a closer look at a poem, or a group of poems, by a poet who has…
HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest: 19 days left
Only 19 days to get your entries in to the HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest. Go HERE for all the details. Good luck!
HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest
Only 26 days to get your entries in to the HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest. Go HERE for all the details. Good luck!
Periplum #8
Periplum is a section that is devoted to 20th and 21st century haiku from around the world. Periplum is overseen by David G. Lanoue. For an introduction to this section, see Periplum. Periplum #8: Ami Tanaka BY David G. Lanoue…
9th Sailing
Sails is a section of troutswirl that is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. Sails is overseen by Peter Yovu. For an introduction to this section, see Sails. .…
Essence #1
Essences began as a column written by Carmen Sterba in the North American Post in Seattle, WA, a bilingual newspaper in Japanese and English. Its purpose is to go back to the roots of the "haiku movement" in North America:…
Essences (Introduction)
We're starting another section here on troutswirl. This one is entitled Essences and will be written by Carmen Sterba. See the Intro below: Essences began as a column written by Carmen Sterba in the North American Post in Seattle, WA,…
Dunes—An Introduction
Dunes (An Introduction) BY Adelaide B. Shaw Haiku, like dunes of sand, has shifted over time. The four great masters wrote as individuals with their own style and traditions. Buson’s approach differed from Bashō who came before him. Issa wrote in another…
Headset (((two)))
Headsets addresses the psychological aspect of literary craft as it applies to haiku and senryu. Poetry elicits emotion and associations from readers by means of subjectively potent rhetorical devices. Classic psychotherapy questions will be asked: “What’s happening here?” and “How…
J. D. Salinger (1919-2010)
Jerome David Salinger January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010 The little girl on the plane Who turned her doll’s head around To look at me. The above poem was written by J.D. Salinger for his second-most-famous-character, Seymour Glass, who,…