6th Sailing
. . . 6th Sailing . . . presented by Peter Yovu How do we write about Nature? This Sailing honors Robert Spiess, featured in Montage #32. To be thorough about this, I should say it also honors Henry David…
2nd Annual Basho Haiku Challenge
Who's ready for a haiku challenge? Don Wentworth, editor of The Lilliput Review, and blogger of Issa's Untidy Hut, has announced his 2nd Annual Bashō Haiku Challenge. To quote Don, "here's the full dope": 1. Until October 31st, send up…
Montage #32
Montage #32, presented by Allan Burns, is now up on The Haiku Foundation website. #32’s theme is “Looking with the Universe” and features the work of Lee Gurga, Robert Spiess, and Charles Trumbull. exploring the cave . . . my…
Montage #31
Montage #31, presented by Allan Burns, is now up on The Haiku Foundation website. #31’s theme is “The Little Truths” and features the work of Issa, Cherie Hunter Day and Ferris Gilli. The pheasant cries as if it just noticed…
Periplum #5
Periplum #5: Jean-Pierre Colleu by David G. Lanoue Jean-Pierre Colleu is a young French poet who lives in the city of Rennes. His two books to-date, Une manière d'extase ("A Way of Ecstasy" - 2006) and Le passage intérieur ("The…
Montage #30
Montage #30, presented by Allan Burns, is now up on The Haiku Foundation website. #30’s theme is "New England Sketches," featuring the work of three New England haiku poets: Peter Yovu, Bruce Ross & paul m. unemployed the uneven edge…
Montage #29
Montage #29, presented by Allan Burns, is now up on The Haiku Foundation website. #29’s theme is “Autumn Colors” and features the work of Natsume Sōseki, Carolyn Hall and vincent tripi. Bay in autumn: The sounds of a stake Driven…
1939: A Special Montage
Allan Burns' Montage series appears each Sunday on The Haiku Foundation website. This week, however, Allan has created a special edition for readers highlighting some work by five female haiku poets all, interestingly enough, born in the same year. In…
Montage #28
Montage #28, presented by Allan Burns, is now up HERE on The Haiku Foundation website. #28’s theme is “Fall Migration” and features the work of Allan Burns, Martin Lucas and Carole MacRury. this paper crane . . . a death…
5th 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 will be overseen by Peter Yovu. For an introduction to this section, see Sails. 1st Sailing…
Montage #26 & #27
Montage #26 & #27, presented by Allan Burns, are now up here (#26) and here (#27) on The Haiku Foundation website. #26’s theme is “One-liners” and features the work of Matsuo Allard, Stuart Quine & Jeff Stillman. What would be…
A Travel-Worn Satchel: The Haiku Society of America Members' Anthology 2009
A new section! A contest! The following post is the first in a new series devoted to reviewing books/collections of, about, or related to, haiku. To kick things off, the first installment is by Billie Wilson, about a collection that…
Periplum #4
Following on the heels of Haiku North America 2009, David has a new installment of Periplum for troutswirl readers, this time on Fay Aoyagi and her work fused with the talk he gave at HNA. Enjoy! ...................................................................................................................................... Periplum is a…
Montage #25
Montage #25, presented by Allan Burns, is now up here on The Haiku Foundation website. This week’s theme is “The Adobe Wall” and features the work of E.S. Lamb, Marian Olson and Edith Bartholomeusz. the hawk— sun lengthening the spread…