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, 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…
When you are new to haiku, it can be a bit overwhelming: so many poets to meet, places to publish, things to read. We offer several on-ramps here at The Haiku Foundation. One of these, New to Haiku, you have…
This week, as part of New to Haiku's new Interviews with Haiku Educators series, Charlotte Digregorio shares her interview with author, educator, poet and scholar John Zheng. John (Jianqing) Zheng’s haiku publications include Dreaminations, A Way of Looking, Just Looking,…
This week at New to Haiku, Michael Dylan Welch shares his practical guide for getting started with haiku. This piece was first published on the Vancouver Cherry Blossom festival website in April 2020, and also appears here on Michael's Graceguts…
This week, at New to Haiku, Charlotte Digregorio shares her interview with regina harris baiocchi, co-founder of Chicago's Haiku Festival. A Chicago native, regina harris baiocchi, founder of Haiku Festival in Chicago, writes “music and words.” Her poetry and fiction…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Michael Smeer. Michael is the founder of the My Haiku Pond Community, which offers free resources for haiku poets through My Haiku Pond and My Haiku Pond Academy. He is the author of…
As the airplane reached cruising altitude on my way to Haiku North America this week, I was reminded of a poem I wrote a few years ago. This senryu was inspired by P.H. Fischer’s prompt series on journeys at Haiku…
So, you’ve written some haiku and you’d like to get them published. How do you decide which pieces to submit and where? This is a question only you can decide—the answer will be different for every poet. Some poets rank…
Do you know someone who is new to haiku but don't know where to point them for some basics? Or maybe you'd like to brush up on some haiku basics yourself? Every post in New to Haiku is tagged to…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Tomislav Maretić. A member of the Croatian Writers' Association, Tomislav has been writing haiku for more than 40 years. He has received over 100 merit awards, honorable mentions, and commendations for his poetry…
[This week at New to Haiku, poet Kat Lehmann shares her tips for submitting haiku outside of our community. My thanks to Kat for sharing her expertise with us!––Julie] Like many of you, I sometimes send my haiku poems to…
Today at New to Haiku, let's welcome Kathleen O'Toole. Kathleen has been writing and publishing haiku for nearly forty years. One of her haibun was recently recognized as favorite in Modern Haiku. Thank you for sharing your haiku journey with…