Juxtapositions, The Haiku Foundation’s journal of haiku research and scholarship, releases Issue 2.1, dedicated to poet, editor and publisher Cor van den Heuvel on the occasion of his 85th birthday, March 6, 2016. Juxtapositions 2.1 includes Sandra Simpson’s history of haiku through The Great War, … [Read more...]
Book of the Week: The Haijin’s Tweed Coat
Michael Dylan Welch has a long history in English-language haiku, long enough to have seen many journals come and go. His brief, clever, entertaining volume of poems incorporating journal titles (Press Here, 2000 (second edition)) today is a puzzle as well as a good read — how many titles can you … [Read more...]
How does one celebrate NaHaiWriMo – as its fans refer to it?
The second National Haiku Writing Month is underway. How does one celebrate NaHaiWriMo? Simply write one haiku a day. Too much of a commitment? What about trying a couple? If you’re an English teacher or creative writing teacher, why not encourage your students to seek out a haiku that they find … [Read more...]
Hopes for American haiku in the next year by Michael Dylan Welch
"What are your hopes for American haiku in the next year?" It may have been an awkward question, but many gave it some thought and came up with good answers. In this post Michael Dylan Welch gets a turn. I would hope for more American haiku poets to see the value in joining organizations like the … [Read more...]