Haiku Society of America

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Haiku Organizations & Societies

Haiku Society of America (web site)
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/

The HSA web site features online collections of award-winning haiku, senryu, haibun, renku, rengay, student haiku, book awards, and Frogpond journal awards. It also provides features about publications and resources produced for and by members of the society. These include a tri-quarterly journal, Frogpond; annual members anthologies, a newsletter, books, educational resources, and haiku bibliographies. The HSA web site also supports the members with features on the people and groups that make up the Haiku Society of America. It provides means of connecting with others in the society through regions, officers, meetings, events, contests, and social media links.

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New Zealand Poetry Society (web iste)
https://poetrysociety.org.nz/

The New Zealond Poetry Society includes a featured section called "Haikunewz" including a PDF book on Learning to Write Haiku by Katherine Raine and her Haiku Checklist. There is a History of Haiku in NZ. There is an index of NZ haiku poets and an excellent collection of articles and interviews on haiku.

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British Haiku Society (web site)
http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/

In addition to hosting a journal, Blithe Spirit, and various awards, the British Haiku Society is active in promoting the teaching of haiku in schools and colleges, and able to provide readers/course and workshop leaders/speakers for poetry groups, etc. They have created a haiku teaching/learning kit for schools which could be found in the Teaching Haiku section of the website. This includes 8 PDF downloads of materials for teachers.

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HaikuOz The Australian Haiku Society (web site)
https://australianhaikusociety.org/

The HaikuOz Australian Haiku Society's mission is (1) to foster the writing and enjoyment of haiku in Australia; (2) to promote haiku activities and the work of regional groups; to disseminate news about Australian haiku; (3) to recognize the significance of writing haiku from an Australian perspective and to foster the writing of haiku that reflects an Australian environment and experience. See A Haiku Workshop With Quendryth Young (pdf).

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Nick Virgilio Haiku Assocation (web site)
https://www.nickvirgiliohaiku.org

The Nick Virgilio Haiku Association was founded in 1989 to promote the writing of haiku poetry, to provide encouragement and support to young people to write poetry, and to further the work and poetry of Camden haiku poet Nick Virgilio. In over twenty years since its inception the NVHA has: (1) endowed and managed an annual haiku competition for middle and high school students in collaboration with the national Haiku Society of America; (2) organized numerous educational workshops in the writing of haiku; and (3) sponsored an annual poetry reading and celebration to mark Nick Virgilio’s birthday and encourage the writing of haiku.

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Haiku Northwest (web site)
https://sites.google.com/site/haikunorthwest/

From the web site: "Haiku Northwest was founded in 1988 by Francine Porad. Our friendly group loves to share and discuss haiku and related poetry, including senryu, haibun, haiga, and linked forms such as renku and rengay. We hold monthly meetings in the Seattle area on the second Thursday evening of most months, plus quarterly weekend meetings, often host an annual meeting in late spring, and gather for our annual Seabeck Haiku Getaway in October. We also publish occasional member anthologies, sponsor the annual Porad Haiku Award, and more."

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North Carolina Haiku Society (web site)
https://nc-haiku.org/

Rebecca Ball Rust founded the North Carolina Haiku Society in 1979 to promote the writing and appreciation of haiku in English. Our members support these goals by writing haiku, by participating in events, and by communicating through social media channels such as this site, our Facebook page, and NCHS News, our email newsletter. Most of our members try to write haiku in English that are inspired by Japanese haiku. For an explanation of what this means, see What’s a Haiku?.

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Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (web site)
https://youngleaves.org/

The Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (YTHS) was founded in San Jose, California, in 1975 by Mr. Kiyoshi Tokutomi and Mrs. Kiyoko Tokutomi. The purpose of the founders was to nourish and foster the art of writing haiku in English using the traditional guidelines developed by haiku poets in Japan. As explained by Mrs. Tokutomi, in Japanese “Yu” means “having,” “Ki” means “season,” “Tei” means “formal,” and “Kei” means “pattern.” Therefore, in the founders’ view, “yuki teikei” haiku had a season word and utilized a the three-line structure with the 5-7-5 pattern of syllables. The Society encourages the study of haiku in this form and others that have evolved in English over the years. The Society meets monthly for haiku writing and study. It publishes Geppo, a quarterly work-study journal. It also publishes a members’ annual anthology and other publications such at Patricia Machmiller's book, Zigzag of the Dragonfly: Writing the Haiku Way.

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Haiku Canada (web site)
http://www.haikucanada.org/

Haiku Canada is a society of haiku poets and enthusiasts dedicated to: (1) promoting the creation and appreciation of haiku and related forms (tanka, renga, senryu, sequences, haibun, and visual haiku) among its members and the public at large; and (2) fostering association, friendship, communication and mutual support among haiku poets in Canada and abroad. Haiku Canada was founded in 1977 by Dr. Eric Amann, Betty Drevniok and George Swede. First called the Haiku Society of Canada, it was renamed Haiku Canada in 1985. Since the founding, members have shared information on haiku, haiku events, organizations, markets and publications. See their concise tri-fold guide to writing haiku.

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United Haiku and Tanka Society (web site)
http://www.unitedhaikuandtankasociety.com/

Formed in 2013, the UHTS is an international compatible haiku, tanka, and related forms society. The UHTS mission is to cultivate insight and comprehension through the reading and writing of these genres in both English, and global native languages. The web site states: "The United Haiku and Tanka Society’s philosophy is to maintain an all-in-one online publication that is simple to access globally and is unencumbered by special software needs, membership expense, rigid corporate structure, peer politics, or any one person monopoly. Hence, we are non-political, non-religious, non-corporate, non-aligned, non-funded, and non-affiliated 'specifically' in order to avoid any manner of prejudice, impoliteness, or lack of access." They publish the online journal, Cattails.

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Africa Haiku Network (web site)
https://africahaikunetwork.wordpress.com

From the web site: "Welcome to the official site of Africa Haiku Network. A promoter of haiku and related genres in Africa and the sole publisher of The Mamba, Africa’s first haiku journal. Are you African and you’d love to master Japanese poetry forms with the aim of telling the African story? Search no further, join this moving train of haiku enthusiasts and experts as we explore and take our place in the world’s haiku stage.

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World Haiku Club (web site)
https://sites.google.com/site/worldhaikureview2/

The online magazine, World Haiku Review, edited by Susumu Takiguchi, is the primary activity of the World Haiku Club. In a recent editor's note, Susumu writes: "The key items of the mission of the World Haiku Club since its inception 22 years ago include increasing haiku’s literary capability by expanding its scope, coverage, and objective over and above the traditional Japanese model.

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Haiku Leaders & Teachers

Graceguts (web site)
http://www.graceguts.com/
by Michael Dylan Welch

"Call this a poetry magazine, if you like. Something authentic and delirious. It has just one main contributor. This is a place for poems, essays, stories, book reviews, and other materials that I've written—plus a few surprises. I’ll add to it organically, focusing on published work. I’ve published thousands of poems, mostly haiku and related genres, as well as hundreds of book reviews and essays, so this site is far from complete, but I hope you enjoy it."
~Michael Dylan Welch

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AHA Poetry (web site)
https://www.ahapoetry.com/
by Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)

Although Jane Reichhold died in 2016, her amazing web site continues to be available. Here is her original invitation to visit the site: "Welcome to Jane Reichhold's world of poetry that will make you say, 'Ah ha!' as you discover and explore the many short form genres of poetry. May your time on this site be blessed." This site includes her courses on Bare Bones School of Haiku and Bare Bones School of Renga and the Wind Five-Folded School of Tanka. She also has numerous short pieces on How To Haiku. One of her most remarkable online studies is a history of "Those Women Writing Haiku."

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Haikai Home (web site)
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/main.html
by William J. Higginson (1938-2008)

William J. Higginson died in 2008 but most of his web site resources are still available including sections on haiku, tanka and renku. For example, see his "Link and Shift: A Practical Guide to Renku Composition."

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Millikin University Haiku (web site)
http://www.brooksbookshaiku.com/MillikinHaiku/
by Randy Brooks

The Millikin University Haiku web site hosts college student haiku projects, research and publications for students, faculty and the haiku community. This web site is an online learning community forum for publishing haiku studies, for supporting haiku-related scholarship, and for expanding the haiku learning experiences beyond the physical limits of the residential campus. It also includes an archive of haiku written by students in the Global Haiku Traditions course at Millikin from 1999 until now. See the reader response essays written by college students on contermporary haiku authors and issues.

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The Kobayashi Issa Web Site (web site)
http://haikuguy.com/issa/index.html
by David Lanoue

David Lanoue's web site celebrates the haiku of Issa. There is an extensive archive of online transations of over 10,000 Issa haiku, which is available through a searchable database. Lanoue also offers a short introduction to haiku and links to his books of haiku novels, based on his Haiku Guy series. His book Write like Issa: a Haiku How-to offers six lessons on how to write haiku based on examples from Issa and from 21st-century poets who are following his path.

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World Kigo Database (web blog)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/
by Gabi Greve

As Dr. Grebe explains on her web site: "This database of seasonal words (worldwide saijiki) will give us an opportunity to deepen the understanding of kigo issues and to appreciate the climate, life and culture of many different parts of the world. This is an educational site for reference purposes of haiku poets worldwide." In addition to the kigo database, the web site provides extensive discussion of haiku theory and related issues. Here is an example page on "the use of kigo in worldwide haiku". And here is Gabi's page of advice for beginners.

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Old Pond Comics (web site)
http://www.oldpondcomics.com
by Jessica Trembly

Jessica Tremblay has been writing haiku for twenty years. Her two books of haiku Le sourire de l'épouvantail (2003) and Les saisons de l'épouvantail (2004) were published by Les Editions David in Ottawa. Her poems have been featured in a dozen anthologies. She has several haiku comics that are educational including this What is a Haiku?

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Haiku Podcasts & Blogs

Haiku Chronicles (podcast)
https://www.haikuchronicles.com/
by Donna Beaver and Alan Pizzarelli

Haiku Chronicles is a free non-profit educational podcast devoted to the art of haiku and its related poetic forms. "In 2009, hosts Donna Beaver and Alan Pizzarelli produced the first Haiku Chronicles podcast. Today, more than 43 episodes later, what started off as a grass-roots effort with just a few hundred listeners has now grown to over two million plays of our episodes around the globe." In the study of haiku, one prerequisite is an understanding and appreciation of its related forms including: senryu, tanka, renga, haibun, haiga, and other genres. Haiku Chronicles produces episodes that: (1) Revisit the poetic histories in Japan and in the West, featuring the most prominent poets and scholars who share their knowledge, insights and back stories of the haiku movement; (2) Inspire and encourage both seasoned and novice poets by sharing the classic and new works of poets from around the world; and (3) Enlighten listeners and viewers with a touch of lightness and humor.

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Poetry Pea & Haiku Pea Podcast (podcast)
https://poetrypea.com/
by Patrica McGuire

The Haiku Pea Podcast started small in 2017. I thought I would more or less be talking to myself, but reckoned without the power of haiku, and the word spread. Now here at Poetry Pea there are a number of ways to celebrate haiku with lots and lots of like minded haiku poets. In 2021 the Haiku Pea podcast  will be offering two podcast a month on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, the first to explore haiku topics and the second to hear the haiku and senryu that you have been writing.

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Blogging Along Tobacco Road (web blog)
http://tobaccoroadpoet.blogspot.com/
by Dave Russo

Starting in 2008 and closing in 2012, this haiku blog featured haiku poets, events, publications and news. One of the most popular feature was "three questions" for haiku or tanka writers. (1) Why do you write haiku [or tanka]? (2) What other poetic forms do you enjoy? And (3) Of the many wonderful haiku [or tanka] you've written, what do you consider to be your top three? Here is an example of Three Questions with Aubrie Cox.

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Red Dragonfly (web blog)
https://haikuproject.wordpress.com/
by Melissa Allen

"Yes, this is basically a haiku blog. But because I am actually a very wordy person and not satisfied to stop at tiny little poems, you will also find here extraneous rambling meditations on the haiku form, other Japanese poetic forms, poetry in general, writing in general, and other random stuff that I just felt like writing about. Also, pointless anecdotes about what is going on in my life. Feel free to ignore whatever you want. ~ Melissa Allen

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Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog (web blog)
https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/
by Charlotte Digregorio

Started June 2010 and still going, Charlotte Digregorio's blog features a daily haiku and has an archive of discussions related to haiku. She is the author of Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All published in 2014.

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Haiku Directories & Archives

American Haiku Archives
https://www.americanhaikuarchives.org/

The American Haiku Archives is the world’s largest public collection of haiku and related poetry books and papers outside Japan. This repository is housed at the California State Library in Sacramento, California, and is dedicated to preserving the history of North American haiku. Each year a new honorary curator is named and celebrated with a biographical overview, samples of their haiku, and a bibliography with web links of their work.

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The Haiku Foundation (web site)
http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/

The HSA web site has a great deal of haiku resources including the Haiku Registry and the Digital Library. It also hosts publications like Juxta a journal of haiku scholarship. Please check out the haiku video collection including numerous haiku poet interviews.

The foundation also hosts the Haikupedia project under the creative leadership of Charles Trumbull.

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Haiku/International - Haiku in Western Languages (web site)
https://terebess.hu/english/haiku/haiku.html
Gabor Terebess, Editor (Hungary)

This is an amazing collection of haiku by authors in Western languages with lots of translations. Authors are organized by country and language. This is part of the Terebess Asia Online (TAO) index.

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Living Haiku Anthology(web site)
https://livinghaikuanthology.com/

The Living Haiku Anthology is a repository of mainly published haiku (i.e. haiku that have been subject to previous editorial acceptance by haiku journal or book editors) that have now been submitted by their authors (or by their literary estates) for inclusion in this dynamic and open-ended anthology. The two primary features is an index of haiku poets, videos of poetry readings, and some presentations on the art of haiku.

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Loras College Library Special Collection: Roseliep Collection (web page)
https://library.loras.edu/special/roseliep

The Raymond Roseliep special collection is housed in two rooms at the Loras College Library, where he was a professor. This web page provides an overview of his success and downloadable PDF files of the Roseliep Book List, Roseliep Postcard Collection, Documents and Clippings of Roseliep, Roseliep's Correspondence, a Listing of his Published Poetry, and a List of Periodicals in the Roseliep Collection.

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Nick Virgilio Poery Project (web page)
https://nickvirgilio.camden.rutgers.edu/

In 1999, the estate of noted American haiku poet Nick Virgilio entrusted the Rutgers University–Camden English Department with the safekeeping of the poet’s uncollected papers. Included in this cache of material were letters, stacks of contributor’s copies, various ephemera and a wealth of miscellaneous writings: essays or fragments on the writing of haiku poetry or on the nature of the haiku art. The site includes an essay by Cor van den Heuval on Nick Virgilio and American Haiku: Creating an Audience.

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