The Per Diem: Daily Haiku poems for the month of June are now tightly packed in the haiku box, ready to pop up each and every single day of the month. In her collection “Sound Bites”, this month’s editor, Carolyne Rohrig, “has culled 30 poems from around the world that speak of the pressure … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
How does one get to be a part of the dialogue?
Publishing. Could there be a more loaded word? It's loaded with hopes and dreams of getting vetted by selection. Vindication leading to canonization and being part of the conversation. For my day job, I am a journalist. Journalists talk a lot about a few of these aspects -- namely, selection, … [Read more...]
If only
Wouldn’t it be great if we had better records? If Thomas Wentworth Higginson had digital recording equipment, he might have augmented his recorded insights into Emily Dickinson: Interspersed with these confidences came phrases so emphasized as to seem the very wantonness of over-statement, as if she … [Read more...]
New Version of THF Haiku App Available
We’ve had so much going on lately that we forgot to mention that we've updated THF Haiku App, our app for the Apple platform. The latest version includes almost 400 new poems that we selected from the Haiku Registry. Early in 2012, Billie Wilson and Jim Kacian contacted as many poets in the Haiku … [Read more...]
NHPD Reports Are Up!
Hi Folks: I'm happy so many of you were able to participate in one or another of the many National Haiku Poetry Day events that took place across the country. But I know you couldn't get to them all, so here's a chance to read up here on what happened where you weren't. We look forward to next … [Read more...]