I am thinking of starting a "Dark Haiku Journal" will anyone be interested?

[slimstevi]

I was thinking of making a journal that features haiku that have a darker twist to them.
such as horror, depression, mild erotica, and "creepy" themes.
I have been wanting to do this for a long time


my plans are to create a website on webs.com-
print each journal through create space-
and then distribute.

I am a 17 year old college student (graduated a year early) at MCC. I have been accepted for publication in Modern Haiku and The Herons Nest....so I actually do know what im talking about when it comes to haiku.
so Ill make a decent editor  ;D

I was just wondering if anyone was interested in this ???
if so, ill post a link to the site.

Thank you.

[John McManus]

Hi Stephen, good luck with it. You do have a unique angle to work with and I am interested in seeing what you do with it.

I would say that there's a bit more to being a good editor than knowing a thing or two about haiku though, it is a major investment of your time and energy, especially if you're doing it alone.

Have you considered that you'll have to deal with hundreds of submissions which all need replied to. You then have to think about things like artwork and design, getting word out in the haiku comunity, how to sequence the poems you accept, how long it will take to get everything up on the site, how long it will take to proof it all and most importantly how you'll get good writers to send you their work.

There's other things to consider as well, like what the name of the journal is gonna be and what terms  you'll impose on your contributers in relation to publicaton rights.

Please don't think I'm  trying to put you off. I just want to give you a bit of an idea of all the work that goes into producing a quality journal.

warmest,
John

[AlanSummers]

Go for it Stephen!   8)

I feel there needs to be social realism in haiku, and other strong themes.

You have youth on your side, and are fresh to the haiku scene.

You have my full support in spirit.

I'd be very interested in seeing the link, either here or as a private message.

Alan

I was thinking of making a journal that features haiku that have a darker twist to them.
such as horror, depression, mild erotica, and "creepy" themes.
I have been wanting to do this for a long time


my plans are to create a website on webs.com-
print each journal through create space-
and then distribute.

I am a 17 year old college student (graduated a year early) at MCC. I have been accepted for publication in Modern Haiku and The Herons Nest....so I actually do know what im talking about when it comes to haiku.
so Ill make a decent editor  ;D

I was just wondering if anyone was interested in this ???
if so, ill post a link to the site.

Thank you.