Alexis Rotella is the recipient of a Touchstone Distinguished Books Award for 2019 for her volume Scratches on the Moon (Arnold MD: Jade Mountain Press, 2019). Commentary from the Panel: Whenever any poet truly masters a form they need not brag about their work anymore. Others will do it for … [Read more...]
Touchstone Distinguished Books Awards for 2019
The Haiku Foundation is pleased to announce The Touchstone Distinguished Books Award winners and honorable mentions for books of haiku and related forms published in 2019. The sixty-two books nominated for this year’s award represent a rich variety of English-speaking books from many nations and … [Read more...]
The Touchstone Distinguished Books Award Committee Announces Its Shortlist For 2019
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...]