"Traditionally the Japanese print haiku in magazines and books in one vertical column of writing...This equates to one horizontal line of type in Western languages..." --William Higginson in The Haiku Handbook Peggy Willis Lyles, Geraldine C. Little and Marlene Mountain are poets who have worked … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
The free THF Haiku app now allows you to share your favorites
In the post "Free poetry by putting it on your cell phones!", I wrote that one problem that poetry faces in this country is that it isn't a part of people's everyday lives. Thankfully, microblogging and texting can change that. Poetry now comes to people on their cell phones. That is where our … [Read more...]
Event Calendars Updated November 11, 2011
Our Event Calendars have been updated as of November 11, 2011. These tools are designed to help haiku poets keep track of journal and other submission dates, haiku gatherings, and contest entry deadlines, They are available in either pdf or html versions. The main document has publications, … [Read more...]
Free poetry by putting it on your cell phones!
One PR problem that poetry faces in this country is that it isn’t a part of people’s everyday lives. The only time poetry is brought to them is when it is on an English class syllabus. Twitter and text messaging can change that! Poetry can now come to people on their cell phones. What’s even better … [Read more...]