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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
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!