On behalf of the Foundation and panel members, I hope everyone is staying safe in this uncertain and frightening time. I am reminded of the classic children’s book Frederick, by Leo Lionni. While the other field mice are busy gathering grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock. “I … [Read more...]
re:Virals 206
Welcome to re:Virals, The Haiku Foundation’s weekly poem commentary feature on some of the finest haiku ever written in English. This week’s poem was Putting Christmas back in its box — Alexis Rotella, Frogpond 42:2 (2019) Jacob Salzer finds cycles and … [Read more...]
Alexis Rotella — Touchstone Distinguished Books Award Winner 2018
Alexis Rotella is a recipient of a Touchstone Distinguished Books Award for 2018 for her volume Unsealing Our Secrets: A Short Poem Anthology About Sexual Abuse. Alexis Rotella, Curator/Editor. (Arnold MD: Jade Mountain Press. 131 pages, 6”x9”. $12.99) Commentary from the Panel: “The best way … [Read more...]
The Touchstone Distinguished Books Award Committee Announces Its Shortlist for 2018
The Haiku Foundation is pleased to announce The Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards Shortlist for books of haiku and related forms published in 2018. The sixty-seven books nominated for this year’s award represent a rich variety of English-speaking books from many nations and haiku traditions. Each … [Read more...]
The Touchstone Distinguished Books Award Committee Announces Its Shortlist for 2015
The Haiku Foundation is pleased to announce The Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards Shortlist for books of haiku and related forms published in 2015. The seventy-five books nominated for this year’s award represent a rich variety of English-speaking books from many nations and haiku traditions. It … [Read more...]