Our Book of the Week is The Parsley Bed, by Welsh poet Ken Jones. The volume contains haiku, senryu, haibun, and a Foreword by Caroline Gourlay. I can think of no better way to recommend Ken’s work than by immersing you in one of his characteristic haibun in full. Thanks … [Read more...]
THF Fundraiser — Day 5
The Haiku Foundation thanks its generous patrons from Thanksgiving to St. Nicholas’s Day with special presentations of work accomplished during the past year, and invites everyone to contribute to our continuing success by donating during our Fundraiser. THF Video of the Day: Readings … [Read more...]
World of Haiku Redux: Montenegro
MONTENEGRO We first featured poems and haiku history from around the world from January 2015 through the end of 2017, and are now sharing them again, both to remind you of the richness of the genre worldwide, and also to inspire you to update and … [Read more...]
THF Fundraiser — Day 4
The Haiku Foundation thanks its generous patrons from Thanksgiving to St. Nicholas’s Day with special presentations of work accomplished during the past year, and invites everyone to contribute to our continuing success by donating during our Fundraiser. THF Video of the Day: A Pair of … [Read more...]
Per Diem for December 2019: Water
Per Diem: Daily Haiku for December 2019 features Robert Kania's collection on the theme of 'Water'. This is what Robert has to say by way of an introduction to this theme: Water is one of the most common and traditional topics associated with haiku - both in the classic haiku of … [Read more...]