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…
The new issue of Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu & Kyoka Issue 2 (Summer 2009) is now up.
Montage #18, presented by Allan Burns, is now up here on The Haiku Foundation website. This week’s theme is “Transience” and features the work of Issa 一茶 (born Kobayashi Yataro 小林弥太郎), Charles B. Dickson & John Brandi.
- Sails - Submitted by Antonella Filippi Congratulations! Antonella's "Sails" was chosen from over 80 submissions. For her winning submission, she will receive a copy of John Wills' out of print haiku collection, Reed Shadows. Many thanks to everyone who…
Some news items: DailyHaiga (an edited journal of contemporary and traditional haiga) is a new online gallery, now up here, that will be publishing a new haiga daily. DailyHaiga's Editor is Linda M. Pilarski and its Associate Editors are Patrick…
Here is something I recently found and thought readers might be interested in reading and thinking about. Others' Lines (Second Series) by David Giannini is an e-book of Collage Haiku published in 2003 by Shearsmen Books on their website. Click…
Montage #17, presented by Allan Burns, is now up here on The Haiku Foundation website. This week’s theme is “Birthdays,” marking the birth this week of three major voices in English-language haiku: Martin Shea, Nick Virgilio and John Wills. they…
Haiku Chronicles is a new podcast series presented by Donna Beaver and Alan Pizzarelli. The series will "explore English-language haiku and its related forms" and is "devoted to a better understanding and appreciation of these poetic forms in the English…
Just a reminder. Submissions of names for the new troutswirl section, to be headed by Peter Yovu, are to be sent in by June 30th. The new section will consist of questions posed about a variety of issues concerning haiku.…
Montage #16, presented by Allan Burns, is now up here on The Haiku Foundation website. This week’s theme is “Summertime” in recognition of the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere (June 21st this year). This installment features the haiku of…
Gendai Haiku is a website created by Dr. Richard Gilbert (Faculty of Letters, Kumamoto University, Japan), and is devoted to six Japanese gendai (modern) haiku poets: Uda Kiyoko, Hoshinaga Fumio, Hasegawa Kai, Yagi Mikago, and Tsubouchi Nenten; Japanese gendai (modern)…
Montage #15, presented by Allan Burns, is now up here on The Haiku Foundation website. This week’s theme is “Juneteenth” (Freedom Day or Emancipation Day), commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. State of Texas in…
Like Envoys, Periplum is a section that is devoted to 20th and 21st century non-English haiku. Periplum, however, is overseen by David G. Lanoue. For an introduction to this section, see Periplum. • Periplum #1 .............................................................................................................................................................................. Periplum #2 by David…