In lieu of a lesson this week, Michele has provided the following link to a video. Haiku: The Poetry of Focus with Scott Mason

“To Live Here” is a just-released anthology of haiku. Both Michele Rule and Sally Quon are contributing haiku poets.

There’s often much talk about the difference between haiku and senryu. Many folks feel there shouldn’t be a distinction, and I do understand their point; however, in the process of thinking about this specific point, it bears knowing a little bit about the history of both genres.

Hello! Konnichiwa, and welcome to The Solitary Daisy, a place for people who love haiku/senryu and other Japanese short forms.

Here are 10 devices that can “turn off” experienced editors, judges & haikuists. You might want to avoid them or use them carefully:

Hello everyone! I’m so pleased to see all the fabulous haiku appearing in every newsletter! Well done!

I thought his explanation of syllables in haiku was very good. Some journals do insist on 5-7-5 still and others don’t want any 5-7-5,

A. E. Housman once wrote that “I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat.” Perhaps the same challenge applies to haiku,

Hello and welcome to my ramblings on haiku and other subjects! Hope you enjoy wandering though my garden of thoughts.