Welcome to The Haiku Foundation video gallery. At present we are producing seven different kinds of films:
Click the links above to see videos in that category.
The video gallery was one of the first ideas we identified when we created the Foundation, feeling that we would like to offer not only a poet’s words to future generations, but his or her voice and presence as well. The project was expedited in 2012 via a highly successful IndieGoGo crowdsourcing campaign that allowed us to purchase video equipment, editing software, and travel opportunities to meet with poets in a variety of setting. Read more about each series of videos below.
See also our HaikuLife video project.
Galleries
Presentations of art, shikishi, haiga and other visual materials, ephemera and other kinds of collections of haiku poets that fit a haiku theme or would be of interest to our readership.
Interviews
Shot in a variety of locations, our aim here is to have as complete a set of video interviews for active haiku practitioners in English as possible. Our first goal, however, is to capture the first generation of English-language haiku poets, those whose careers began from the late 1950s through the 1970s, on film.
Lectures
Outstanding presentations from conferences and gatherings around the country and around the world. Some will be presented uncut, and some will be cut into smaller “specialty” outtakes.
Master Clips
This category will include outtakes from prominent poets on specific topics, as well as recollections on deceased poets whose lives and careers have made an impact on contemporary poets.
Readings
Corresponding with the interview series, the reading series seeks eventual completeness, but will focus initially on haiku poets from the first generation of English-language haiku poets.
Reports
The Haiku Foundation Reports is a kind of video news from the Foundation and others. We urge you to film your events and submit the video to us for consideration. Group readings, presentations and events are especially of interest.
Video Haiga
Contemporary creative work in this brand-new genre.
Call for Submissions: Use our Contact page to submit a link to your video haiga. We’ll consider it for The Haiku Foundation Video Archive.
Donors
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our IndieGoGo campaign raised almost $7000.00 for the Video Wall. We’d like to thank the following donors, among others.
Melissa Allen
Johnny Baranski
Roberta Beary
Janelle Barrera
Thomas R. Borkowski
Nola Borrell
David Boyer
Shelly Bryant
Brett Brady
Steven Carter
Ion Codrescu
Elsa Colligan
Carlos Colon
Matthew Caretti
Steven Carter
David Caruso
Tom Clausen
Henry J. Coffey
Joyce Clement
Martin Cohen
Susan Diridoni
Rebecca Drouilhet
Taylor Epstein
Terri L. French
Richard Gilbert
Andrea Grillo
Carolyn Hall
Mark Harris
James Harris
Jeffrey Hanson
Peggy Heinrich
Cara Holman
Jim Kacian
Oleg Kagan
Antoinette Libro
Rebecca Lilly
Kengetta Long
Yinhong Lu
Eve Luckring
Curtis Manley
Patricia Machmiller
Scott Mason
Michael McClintock
Margaret McGee
Kate MacQueen
Charles Nethaway
Peter Newton
Kathy Nguyen
Nancy Nitrio
Kirean O’Connor
Ellen Olinger
Victor Ortiz
Tadao Okazaki
William Pauly
Ellen Peckham
Stella Pierides
Lidia Rozmus
Rebecca Rust
Susanne Schindler
Laura Sherman
David Steele
Petya Stefanova
Carmen Sterba
John Stevenson
Stevie Strang
Michael Rehling
Chad Robinson
Rebecca Rust
Sylvia Forges-Ryan
Michelle Tennison
Cor Van Den Heuvel
Marilyn Appl Walker
Paul Watsky
Harriet Terry West
Barrow Wheary
Billie Wilson
Peter Yovu
Ted van Zutphen
Two donors wish to remain anonymous.