Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture in the northern part of Honshu Island, Japan. The Morioka International Haiku Contest was introduced in 2019 to mark the 130th anniversary of Morioka attaining city status. The 6th Contest, conducted in 2024, was judged by Michael Dylan Welch and Toshio Kimura. The Contest attracted a total… Read More 6th Morioka International Haiku Contest
Haiku are marvellous little poems. Originating in Japan, and now enjoyed around the world, haiku provide moments of insight that surprise and delight. People often ask how they can learn to write haiku. How they can grasp the principles that have underpinned the development of haiku in Japan for hundreds of years. Fortunately, there are… Read More How To Write Haiku
Haiku Down Under 2022 is a three-day Zoom conference being organised to connect poets from Australia, New Zealand and beyond. The event will run from Friday 7 October to Sunday 9 October 2022. The Haiku Down Under website can be found here. The site provides details of the conference programme and background information about the… Read More Coming Soon: Haiku Down Under 2022
The respected Australian poet and artist, Ron C. Moss, has released a new collection titled Cloud Hands. The book features striking cover art by Ron that includes stencilled hands, reminiscent of Indigenous art, a conventional farmhouse under a starry sky and Ron’s Japanese hanko (or Artist Name Seal) in the top left corner. Cloud Hands… Read More Ron C. Moss: Cloud Hands
Gregory Piko 