Ben Moeller-Gaa is a recipient of a Touchstone Distinguished Books Honorable Mention for 2018 for his volume Wishbones: Haiku & Senyru (Meredith NH: Folded Word Press. 144 pages, 5" by 7". Two-color card covers, saddle-stitched. ISBN 978-1610191166. $12.00). Commentary from the … [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...]
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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 unfolding a map the ocean between us — Ben Moeller-Gaa, tinywords 17.1 (2017) Nancy Liddle feels the load: … [Read more...]
re:Virals 177
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 and then the gloomy earth revolves, revolves around a rooster’s cry — Abigail Friedman, First Prize, Mainichi Haiku … [Read more...]