Max Verhart has been a champion of English-language haiku in Europe for more than two decades. This beautiful tiny chapbook (from Wim Lofver’s Radish series, 1999) gives the flavor of his early work. You can read the entire book in the THF Digital Library. Do you have a chapbook published 2009 or … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
The Renku Sessions: Pilgrims' Stride 18
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 . . . the THF Video Archive
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...]
Per Diem for July 2014: Recipe Haiku
It's not quite what you might think: Per Diem for July takes a look at a very specific technique utilized in world poetry throughout the ages, as guest editor Stewart C. Baker explains: List (or catalogue) poetry has been around for thousands of years, with examples to be found in poets and texts … [Read more...]