Established in 1969, Modern Haiku is one of the world’s longest running English-language haiku journals. The most recent issue of Modern Haiku, Volume 52.2 (Summer 2021), included a review of my collection, breaking my journey (Red Moon Press). In part, Modern Haiku reviewer, Michele Root-Bernstein, had this to say about breaking my journey: Gregory Piko… Read More Modern Haiku reviews ‘breaking my journey’
Mark Miller, who lives on the south coast of New South Wales, has produced three previous volumes of poetry. His new collection, Light and Counterlight, is published by Ginninderra Press. Over the past ten years, Mark’s short-form poems have won awards and appeared widely in journals and anthologies. Light and Counterlight, which features a watercolour… Read More Mark Miller: Light and Counterlight
Award-winning Australian author, Cynthia Rowe, has written a review of my latest book, breaking my journey. The review was published a few weeks ago on the website of the Australian Haiku Society. Cynthia’s literary CV includes poetry, short stories and several novels. You can find details of Cynthia’s books and awards on her personal website.… Read More Cynthia Rowe Reviews breaking my journey
What better way to begin 2021 than with the release of my new book of haiku! This collection, titled breaking my journey, is published by Jim Kacian from Red Moon Press in the USA. Jim is a tireless supporter of haiku writers around the globe and I’m thrilled with the way the book has come… Read More breaking my journey
2020 has been a year like no other in living memory. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world, causing disease and social distress across the globe. Amid the turmoil, Scott Mason has compiled a collection of haiku and related poetry titled: Gratitude in the Time of COVID-19: The Haiku Hecameron. The collection seeks to acknowledge… Read More Gratitude in the Time of COVID-19
Robert Epstein’s collection, The Helping Hand Haiku Anthology, was published earlier in 2020 by Middle Island Press. Robert has brought together an extensive collection of haiku, senryu, tanka and haiga on the theme of care, kindness and helping others. As with most of Robert’s collections, the book commences with a thoughtful Preface. In this case,… Read More Helping Hand Haiku Anthology
The Signature Haiku Anthology: Including Senryu and Tanka was published earlier this year by Middle Island Press. Editor, Robert Epstein, describes a signature poem as ‘a unique and authentic expression of one’s haiku spirit or sensibility’. Acknowledging that many of a writer’s poems reflect their poetic spirit, he argues a poet will often have one… Read More The Signature Haiku Anthology
There is a brand new haiku journal on the scene. Issue #1 of Kingfisher was released in July 2020. Kingfisher will be produced twice yearly by Tanya McDonald from Washington State in the USA. Tanya describes Kingfisher as ‘a print journal of traditional and experimental haiku and senryu’. Kingfisher is beautifully produced in landscape format… Read More Kingfisher Journal
Gregory Piko 