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Virals is a section in which one person choses a haiku by another person and comments on that haiku. Then the author of that haiku is invited to select a haiku by someone else and comment on that poem, and so on. For an introduction to this section, see Virals.

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From Here On [...]

Only 26 days to get your entries in to the HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest.
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Periplum is a section that is devoted to 20th and 21st century haiku from around the world. Periplum is overseen by David G. Lanoue. For an introduction to this section, see Periplum.

Periplum #8: Ami Tanaka
BY David G. Lanoue

Ami Tanaka was born in Tokyo on October 8, 1970. I learned this fact from the introduction to [...]

Sails is a section of troutswirl that is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. Sails is overseen by Peter Yovu. For an introduction to this section, see Sails.

. . . 9th Sailing . . .

BY Peter Yovu

How do you feel about emotion in haiku?

I’m going to [...]

Virals is a section in which one person choses a haiku by another person and comments on that haiku. Then the author of that haiku is invited to select a haiku by someone else and comment on that poem, and so on. For an introduction to this section, see Virals.

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What Isn’t There, [...]