Today, at New to Haiku, let's meet Neena Singh. The author of two books of poetry, Neena fell in love with haiku six years ago. Her haiku poetry has since been awarded and published worldwide, in journals such as The…
Today, at New to Haiku, let's meet P. H. Fischer. His haiku have appeared in first frost, Modern Haiku, and The Heron's Nest, among many other fine journals. He recently won the Vancouver category of the 2022 Vancouver Cherry Blossom…
Today, at New to Haiku, let's meet Maeve O'Sullivan. A Touchstone-nominated poet, Maeve is the author of five poetry collections, and writes reviews and features about haiku for various journals including Blithe Spirit. She will be teaching an upcoming haiku…
Today, at New to Haiku, let's meet Tiffany Shaw-Diaz. She is a professional visual artist and accomplished haiku poet. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in more than 100 publications, including Modern Haiku, The Heron’s Nest, Bones, Cold Moon Journal, Human/Kind…
Today at New to Haiku, let's meet Mary White. A talented artist and poet, her haiku (and senryu, haiga & haibun) have appeared in cattails, hedgerow: a journal of small poems, Frogpond, The Heron’s Nest, Presence, Blithe Spirit, The Mainichi,…
For today's New to Haiku, I chose to reprint an article from the late James W. Hackett. These suggestions previously appeared in World Haiku Review, March 2002, Vol 2-1. (Older issues of WHR can be found here.) Hackett prepared an…
Today at New to Haiku, let's meet Anette Chaney. Anette is an active member of the haiku Twitter community where she posts as @chaneyanette. Her haiku have been published in Haiku in Action and Haiku Dialogue. Thanks for sharing your haiku…
Today at New to Haiku, let's meet Kat Lehmann. Kat is a founding co-editor of Whiptail: Journal of the Single-Line Poem and an associate editor at Sonic Boom. She is also the inventor of sudo-ku, a new experimental haiku form. Thanks for…
New to Haiku is pleased to interview award-winning haiku poet Roberta Beary, haibun editor of Modern Haiku and The Haiku Foundation's Roving Ambassador. Thanks for sharing your haiku journey with us, Roberta! In Advice for Beginners posts, we ask established…
New to Haiku is pleased to interview M. Shane Pruett. An internationally award-winning haiku poet, Shane recently joined the team at Poetry Pea Journal as a haibun editor. Thanks for sharing your haiku journey with us, Shane! In Advice for…
New to Haiku is pleased to interview Jim Kacian, founder and president of The Haiku Foundation. Thanks for sharing your haiku journey with us, Jim! In Advice for Beginners posts, we ask established haiku poets to share a bit about…
New to Haiku is pleased to interview Vandana Parashar. Her debut e-chapbook, I Am, was published by Title IX Press in 2019, and her haiku was shortlisted for the 2020 Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems. She is currently part of…
New to Haiku is pleased to interview Lucia Cardillo. Her haiku have appeared in numerous publications and contests, including The Mainichi Haiku in English: Best of 2017. She won first place in the Italian haiku competition Gustavo Pece in 2018.…
New to Haiku is pleased to interview Lithica Ann, founder and editor of #FemkuMag and ubu.: small absurdist poems. They are also the co-founder and co-editor of Otoroshi Journal, along with Joshua Gage. Thanks for sharing your haiku journey with…
Happy 2022! As our first post of the new year, New to Haiku is pleased to interview Deborah P Kolodji. A leader in both English-language haiku and science fiction short-form poetry, she is the California Regional Coordinator for the Haiku…
This week, New to Haiku is pleased to interview Bona M. Santos. Bona began writing and publishing haiku in 2017. She is a member of the Haiku Society of America (HSA), the Southern California Haiku Study Group (SCHSG), and the…
This week, New to Haiku is pleased to interview Christina Sng. A two-time Bram Stoker Award winning horror poet, she has won numerous prizes for her haiku, including the Jane Reichhold International Prize. She is the author of two haiku…
This week, New to Haiku is pleased to interview Scott Mason, author of The Wonder Code. This book won a Touchstone Award from The Haiku Foundation as well as a Merit Award from the Haiku Society of America. Scott currently…
This week, New to Haiku is pleased to interview Ferris Gilli. She served as Associate Editor at The Heron's Nest for 18 years, and has won numerous prizes for her haiku and renku. Thanks for sharing your haiku journey with…
This week, New to Haiku is pleased to interview Bryan Rickert, co-editor of Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu and editor at The Living Senryu Anthology. Thanks for sharing your haiku journey with us, Bryan. In Advice for…