Haiku is a genre of poetry that developed in Japan, but these days it is a poetic form practised around the world. Haiku are now written in many countries, and many languages. For example, since 2012 the Romanian Kukai Group has run an annual competition for haiku written in English: the Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest.… Read More Sharpening The Green Pencil: Romania
A big thank you to Charlotte Digregorio from the USA for including one of my haiku on her writer’s blog. Charlotte’s site offers tips and thoughts about writing in general, and haiku in particular. You can find her blog here. As part of her site, Charlotte runs The Daily Haiku which has to date featured haiku by… Read More Charlotte Digregorio: The Daily Haiku
Once a year, an important little publication arrives in my mailbox. That publication is Windfall, a journal showcasing Australian haiku by Australian poets. Each issue celebrates the experience of urban and rural life in Australia, bringing together haiku that depict our seasons, landscapes, flora and fauna. The new edition of Windfall is again beautifully presented due to the… Read More Windfall: Australian Haiku
Have you caught up with Issue 5 of Frameless Sky, Christine Villa’s twice yearly haiku and tanka DVD? Each issue showcases poets, artists and musicians in a 20 minute video. You’ve read Japanese short-form poetry in print, you’ve read poems in online journals, with Frameless Sky you can watch poetry in an engaging and entertaining video. Issue 5 features poets from… Read More Frameless Sky: Issue 5
Gregory Piko 