The Haiku Foundation annual Matching Grant Fundraising, which runs from Thanksgiving Day through St. Nicholas’ Day (December 6) is off to a great start. Thanks to the largesse of Fund Challengers Roberta Beary, Kristen Deming and Anonymous, we are offering a triple matching grant opportunity. This … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Matching Grant Fundraising begins this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day
The Haiku Foundation hosts its annual Matching Grant Fundraising beginning this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day (in the United States) and running through December 6, St. Nicholas’ Day. These days are obviously chosen for their symbolic suggestiveness: though this has been a difficult year economically … [Read more...]
Celebrating life at death's door, part 2
Kozan Ichikyo died at 77 on Feb.12, 1360. Empty-handed I entered the worldBarefoot I leave it.My coming, my going —Two simple happeningsThat got entangled. A few days before his death, Kozan called his pupils together, ordered them to bury him without ceremony, and forbade them to hold services in … [Read more...]
Haiku Registry Update and Reminder
Here is an update regarding additions to the Haiku Registry since last report. Each poet’s page is accessible by last name: simply click on that initial in the search index on the opening page. To submit your own information, click the appropriate link on the Registry’s opening page. NEW TO THE … [Read more...]
Celebrating life at death’s door, part 1
Whether it’s for gems to share with readers or to light the way in my personal quests, I am always searching for nuggets of wisdom. Sometimes I strike it big and they are revelations that seem like they should be accompanied by a shaft of light. When I found a book of haiku written by monks and … [Read more...]