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.
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Melissa Allen. She is the current editor of Password: the journal of very short poetry and a former editor of past journals Bones and Haibun Today. Her writing has appeared in publications worldwide…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Jacob D. Salzer. Jacob is the author of five collections of poetry. He is a recipient of the 2024 High/Coo Chapbook Award for his book A Lost Prophet: Haiku & Tanka (Brooks Books,…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Deborah A. Bennett. Deborah's haiku have appeared in publications such as Rattle, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, and First Frost, and her poetry has been long-listed for The Haiku Foundation's Touchstone Award. Alan Summers recently…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Maxianne Berger. Maxianne writes and edits haiku in English and French, and her work has been published and awarded internationally. She has coedited four anthologies of poetry: two of haiku and two of…
As part of New to Haiku's Interviews with Haiku Educators series, Charlotte Digregorio shares her interview with Mark Forrester. Thanks, Charlotte and Mark! Mark Forrester is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has taught literature…
Today, New to Haiku is happy to welcome one of our readers, David Green, to share his journey into haiku. David is an associate editor at confluence. His haiku have appeared in Modern Haiku, Mayfly, The Heron’s Nest, Wales Haiku…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome R.C. Thomas. He is the current Laureate of Words in Plymouth, UK, and is using his platform to promote haiku. A widely published haiku poet, R.C. is the author of three poetry collections…
As part of New to Haiku's Interviews with Haiku Educators series, Charlotte Digregorio shares her interview with Bob Lucky. Thanks, Charlotte and Bob! Bob Lucky (born Robert Wayne Lucky, Aug. 15, 1956, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA) is an American poet,…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Margaret D. McGee. Margaret is a haiku poet and an Episcopalian religious leader. Her book, Haiku––The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines (SkyLight Paths, 2009), explores using haiku to develop a…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Marco Fraticelli. Marco is a haiku poet, editor, scholar, and educator. He served as an executive member of Haiku Canada for 26 years, from 1988 to 2014. Marco has written eight books (and…
When I was new to haiku, I often wondered why editors didn't see the value of my haiku. Why did my work get rejected so often? Why did this poem I wrote quickly get snapped up on first offering, but…
Today at New to Haiku, Charlotte Digregorio interviews Benedict Grant as part of her Interviews with Haiku Educators series. Benedict Grant is an award-winning poet, Pushcart Prize nominee, and the author of two collections of haiku and senryu, both published by…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Michael Nickels-Wisdom. Michael is a widely-published and anthologized intuitive haiku poet, with publications in Red Moon Press' A New Resonance 12: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku (2021) and Modern Haiku Press’ Haiku 21.2:…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Charlotte Digregorio. Charlotte is a prolific writer, editor, poet, and educator. The author of nine books, she has been writing Charlotte Digregorio's Writers' Blog, which includes "The Daily Haiku Special," since 2010. Recently,…
As part of New to Haiku's new Interviews with Haiku Educators series, Charlotte Digregorio shares her interview with Philomene Kocher. Thanks, Charlotte and Philomene! Philomene Kocher lives in Hepworth, Ontario, in Canada, having returned to her hometown after almost 50…
Today, I've invited Dr. Vaishnavi Pusapati to share her experience in discovering haiku. This piece first appeared in eShe. As soon as I read it, I was taken back to my early experiences with haiku: both the excitement and the enchantment…
Recently, a New to Haiku reader asked me what journals he should consider when submitting haiku for publication. The Haiku Foundation does not endorse any particular set of journals, but I thought it was an interesting question. It's also a…
As part of New to Haiku's new Interviews with Haiku Educators series, Charlotte Digregorio shares her interview with Ce Rosenow. Thanks, Charlotte and Ce! Ce Rosenow is a poet, educator, and scholar. She served as editor of Northwest Literary Forum,…
Happy New Year, New to Haiku friends! As I sit here, grateful for my family and friends (and full of holiday treats), I’m thinking back over 2025. Some haiku poets choose to compile a year-end roundup of their publications and…
Today, New to Haiku is pleased to invite back kjmunro, Managing Editor of THF's Haiku Dialogue here at The Haiku Foundation. This is a condensed version of a presentation she gave at Haiku North America 2025 in San Francisco, California, on…