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THF Monthly Kukai Voting Ballot — January 2021
Vote for your favorites in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Kala Ramesh, Part 2
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
Haiku Music Challenge 73
Enjoy music inspired by the haiku of John Hinks
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A space specially designed for those of you just starting out on the journey of haiku. First things to read, study, look at and try yourselves, without judgment. We remember — we all start somewhere. Host: Julie Bloss Kelsey.
THF Monthly Kukai Voting Ballot — January 2021
January 18, 2021
Vote for your favorites in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
Book of the Week: A History of Haiku, Volume One
January 18, 2021
Read one of the most important of R. H. Blyth’s many important volume
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Kala Ramesh, Part 2
January 17, 2021
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Kala Ramesh, Part 1
January 10, 2021
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Connections Found & Introduction to A Walk on the Wild Side
January 6, 2021
connections found
New to Haiku: How to Edit Your Haiku
January 3, 2021
You’ve written the perfect poem! Now is the time to dash it off to an…
Haiga of Guy Beining 2
January 1, 2021
Guy’s work is like no one else’s, as his second gallery with us attests . . .
Per Diem for January 2021: “in quaich and sakazuki” (Haiku about Spirits)
January 1, 2021
Haiku on the theme of "in quaich and sakazuki“ (Haiku about Spirits), as selected by Ralf Bröker.
The Renku Sessions: A Better Look – Week 17
December 31, 2020
We now begin the closing section of our renku.
Last Chance to Nominate a Favorite Poem for a 2020 Touchstone Award
December 30, 2020
Nominate your favorite new poems for a Touchstone!
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Connection through Giving/Receiving
December 30, 2020
connection through giving & receiving
New to Haiku: Books for Beginners – Patricia Donegan
December 27, 2020
Patricia Donegan's book, Asian Arts and Crafts for Creative Kids, is for all ages.
Last Chance to Nominate a Favorite Book for a 2020 Touchstone!
December 26, 2020
Nominate your favorite new collection for a Touchstone!
Last Chance to Vote in the December 2020 THF Monthly Kukai
December 24, 2020
Final day to vote in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
The Renku Sessions: A Better Look – Week 16
December 24, 2020
We complete the middle section of our renku this week.
THF Monthly Kukai Voting Ballot — December 2020
December 18, 2020
Vote for your favorites in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
Last Chance to Submit to the December 2020 THF Monthly Kukai
December 15, 2020
Today is the final opportunity to enter your poem in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
New to Haiku: What is Haiku?
December 13, 2020
“The shape of haiku is in the blank spaces.” — Ellen Compton, author of Gathering…
The Renku Sessions: A Better Look – Notice
December 11, 2020
We will pick up where we were with a new post next Thursday.
Still Time to Submit to the December 2020 THF Monthly Kukai
December 8, 2020
You can still participate in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
LAST DAY! — THF Fundraiser 2020
December 5, 2020
Help support the programs you love — donate to The Haiku Foundation during our annual Fundraiser!
Still Time to Nominate a Favorite Poem for a 2020 Touchstone Award
December 5, 2020
Nominate your favorite new poems for a Touchstone!
