Ken Leibman founded South by Southeast (then a newsletter) and was perhaps the most democratic editor Frogpond has ever seen. He was also a noted poet with a strong regional bent, as evidenced in this handsome chapbook from 1990 (druidoaks). You can read the entire book in the THF Digital … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
The Renku Sessions: Pilgrims' Stride 2
Welcome to The Renku Sessions. Renku is a participatory literary game, following a set of rules that are implemented by the leader of the session. If you would like to learn more about renku go here. And if you would like to see a sample of a complete renku, go here. I’m John Stevenson, and I will … [Read more...]
Survey says . . . THF Touchstone Awards
Every September the Board of Directors and Associates of The Haiku Foundation are sent a survey. Their responses help to guide our growth and direction. We’d like to broaden our input, and so we’ll be asking you to respond to a series of questions, one per week, over the next half-year. Your replies … [Read more...]
Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems: this year's panel
The Haiku Foundation annually awards a small selection of English-language haiku published during the previous year. We put a lot of effort into building a process that will work and be fair. The name of the Awards reflects our aspirations. We hope to one day look back on the selected poems and call … [Read more...]
HaikuNow! 2013: Christopher Patchel
Christopher was a winner in the 2013 HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest. See all the results in the HaikuNow! Archives. And you can enter the 2014 HaikuNow! contests right now, by going here. … [Read more...]