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Still Time to Submit to the March 2021 THF Monthly Kukai
You can still participate in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Ben Gaa, Part 2
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Finding peace and contemplation… Photo Four
tiny plant in rock crevice
Librarian’s Cache: Poet of the Month – Janice Bostok
Janice Bostok made significant contributions to the development of Australian haiku.
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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.
Book of the Week: Dover Beach and My Back Yard: A British Haiku Society Haibun Anthology
March 8, 2021
This British Haiku Society Haibun Anthology is a biennial publication.
Still Time to Submit to the March 2021 THF Monthly Kukai
March 8, 2021
You can still participate in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Ben Gaa, Part 2
March 7, 2021
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
Book of the Week: A Silver Tapestry: The Best of 25 Years of Critical Writing from the British Haiku Society
March 1, 2021
This British Haiku Society publication is a collection of essays selected from Blithe Spirit
Librarian’s Cache: Poet of the Month – Janice Bostok
March 1, 2021
Janice Bostok made significant contributions to the development of Australian haiku.
THF Galleries: Haiga of an’ya and Ed Baker
March 1, 2021
an’ya honors the late Ed Baker with this collaborative memoir . . .
Per Diem for March 2021: Aerial Arthropods (flying insects)
March 1, 2021
Per Diem: Daily Haiku for March 2021 features Maureen Sexton's collection on the theme…
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Ben Gaa, Part 1
February 28, 2021
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
Last Chance to Vote in the February 2021 THF Monthly Kukai
February 24, 2021
Final day to vote in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
Book of the Week: Barbed Wire Blossoms: The Museum of Haiku Literature Award Anthology, 1992-2011
February 22, 2021
The British Haiku Society Members’ Anthologies have been a high point in haiku publications for years
Some Thoughts on Line and Syllable Count in English-Language Haiku
February 21, 2021
One of the most confusing things when you are new to haiku is discovering that…
THF Monthly Kukai Voting Ballot — February 2021
February 18, 2021
Vote for your favorites in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
Book of the Week: Senryu – Japanese Satirical Verses
February 15, 2021
Read one of the most important of R. H. Blyth’s many important volumes
Last Chance to Submit to the February 2021 THF Monthly Kukai
February 15, 2021
Today is the final opportunity to enter your poem in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Crystal Simone Smith, Part 2
February 14, 2021
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
The Renku Sessions: Tan-renga – Week 3
February 11, 2021
Selecting our next opening verse for a tan-renga.
Creative Blooms 18: Tsugawa Eriko
February 10, 2021
A first translation into English of an up and coming poet from Japan . . .
Book of the Week: Haiku: Volume 4, Autumn-Winter
February 8, 2021
Read one of the most important of R. H. Blyth’s many important volumes
Still Time to Submit to the February 2021 THF Monthly Kukai
February 8, 2021
You can still participate in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .
New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners – Crystal Simone Smith, Part 1
February 7, 2021
When you are New to Haiku, you may not know anyone who shares your interest…
HAIKU DIALOGUE – A Walk on the Wild Side – Photo 4 & Introduction to Finding peace and contemplation… in small things
February 3, 2021
In the Eye of a Horse
THF Galleries: Haiga of Debbie Strange 2
February 1, 2021
Debbie uses several media approaches in her haiga practice, not that common . . .
Per Diem for February 2021: Oceans
February 1, 2021
Haiku on the theme of 'Oceans' as selected by Lynne Jambor.
New to Haiku: How to Connect With Other Poets on The Haiku Foundation Website
January 31, 2021
Where do you go to meet other haiku poets?
Librarian’s Cache: Additions to the Digital Library and Haiku in the News
January 29, 2021
For lovers of new poetic forms . . .
Book of the Week: Haiku, Volume 3: Summer and Autumn
January 29, 2021
Read one of the most important of R. H. Blyth’s many important volume
The Renku Sessions: A Better Look – Wrap
January 28, 2021
A last look at A Better Look. And a forward look.
