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» A Haiku Homepage - Phil Adams's haiku homepage, featuring haiku by a number of poets and good information on haiku in England. Submit your own haiku.
» Aha! Poetry - The main entry page to Jane Reichhold's world of haiku, tanka, and linked poetry. One of the largest "haiku and related" sites on the WWW, with frequent new material.
» An Introduction to Haiku - "200 Best Haiku of Japanese Literature." An interesting selection, in variable translations. Just a touch sentimental here and there.
» Aozora - Devoted to the burgeoning haiku scene in the Balkan countries and southeastern Europe, with a list of and links to the Web sites of some dozen or more print magazines--many highly international. Webmaster Serge Tomé.
» Bilingual Haiku - Haiku, mainly in Japanese, but much of the site is bilingual with English as well. (If you're not set up to read Japanese on the Web, you'll see some gibberish.) A refreshing view from Japan, with contributions by others. Hosted by Noriko Kageyama.
» Boston Haiku Society - Promotes the reading and writing of haiku poetry in English through public readings, constructive criticism among peers, and special programs in the Boston metropolitan area. The Society hosted Haiku North America 2001.
» British Haiku Society - Founded in 1990, the British Haiku Society involves members from the British Isles and around the English-speaking haiku world. They publish a hardcopy magazine and newsletter, and sell their publications and books from their Web site.
» California State Library - This is the welcome page of the California State Library, home of the American Haiku Archive. A simple search on the keyword "haiku" currently produces over 1600 items, mostly donated by Elizabeth Searle Lamb; undoubtedly the largest public coll
» Chaba - An innovative site with haiku by several hands and music, brought to you by John Hudak. Back online after some hiatus.
» Chiyo's Corner:  Journal - Colorful home page of an interesting print journal that features haiku, short linked poems, and short poems from tanka up to 30 lines. Edited by Kathleen P. Decker.
» Contemporary Haiku - "Contemporary Haiku: Origins and New Directions", an essay by A.C. Missias. Clear summary of the situation in English.
» Daily Haiku on Mann Library Home Page - The Mann Library at Cornell University presents a fresh haiku by an outstanding American haiku poet each day. Click on the "daily haiku" link. Edited by Tom Clausen.
» Dhugal J. Lindsay's Haiku Universe - A WWW classic haiku site with many fine pages of excellent information on haiku, now with some new material. (If a link seems gibberish, scroll down for English.)
» Dogwood Blossoms - An Internet haiku magazine edited by Gary Warner, last updated in 1998. Some good haiku reading.
» Fire on the Mountain: Selected Haiku of Santoka - Haiga accompanying translations by Hisashi Miura and James Green of some 200 haiku by a wandering Zen monk.
» First Australian Haiku Anthology - A fine haiku anthology built entirely online, and featuring quick loading, single-haiku presentation for contemplation, and brief biographical notes on authors. Clean, well thought out, and frequently updated with new work.
» Forms in English Haiku - A thorough and highly technical discussion of serious haiku form in English, by Keiko Imaoka, a Japanese-American poet who writes in both languages. Highly recommended for advanced poets.
» Free Times - A truly international haiku site in English and French, featuring haiku theory and practice, publication, rules, reading corner, library, publications, favourites. Online submission for a monthly online journal. Webmaster Serge Tome.
» HIA Haiku International Association - This is the English home-page of the largest international haiku association, with many members in Japan as well as other foreign countries. One outstanding feature is the monthly selection of favorite haiku by leading masters and commentators. (Everythin
» Haijinx - E-zine featuring haiku with humor, articles, haiga in different styles, and biographies of its contributors. Edited by Mark Brooks (US), Alan J. Summers (UK), Serge Tomé (Belgium), and Carmen Sterba (Japan).
» Haikoo - Haiku for people, by Heather. With links to other sites of haiku and haiku information.
» Haiku - History of haiku.
» Haiku & Photography - Haiku combined with nature photography. One of the nicest haiku + photo treatments I've seen, and it loads in a snap. Kudos to R. V. Rasmussen.
» Haiku - A Fanpage - A very brief introduction to haiku with a few links to more extensive Haiku sites.
» Haiku 2000 - Links to web pages that amplify information found in 'The Art of Haiku 2000', a book from Gerald England's New Hope International Press.
» Haiku Beach - A modest site dedicated to haiku poetry. The site contains haiku written by the site creator and encourages participation by other haiku poets. Managed by Colin Shaddick.
» Haiku Canada - Haiku Canada is a society of haiku poets and enthusiasts founded in 1977 by Dr. Eric Amann, Betty Drevniok and George Swede. Members share information on haiku, haiku events, organizations, markets and publications. Publishes Haiku Canada Newsletter.
» Haiku For Beginners - A lesson in Haiku appreciation and writing, conducted by Paul Brown.
» Haiku Links - One of the most comprehensive collections of links to haiku and related materials on the WWW. Extremely well categorized, easy to use. Well maintained by Mark Alan Osterhaus.
» Haiku Messages from Matsuyama - A collection of essays on the haiku form and its history, by Kametaro Yagi, from his book. Some of the information is dated.
» Haiku North America 2003 - Th next recension of the biennial moveable feast of haiku involving Canadian, US, and Mexican poets and their theories. Previous conferences have taken place in Boston, Evanston IL, Portland OR, Toronto, and its point of origination, the San Francisco Bay
» Haiku Poet's Hut - Haiku by Soji, aka Gary Barnes, haiku by the masters, Basho, Buson, Issa, and by a number of contemporary practitioners of the art in English.
» Haiku Poetry: Links, References and Resources - One of the most comprehensive collections of links to haiku resources on the Internet, assembled by Michael P. Garofalo. He is also a gardener, and his site, while very thorough on haiku, can take you to other corners as well.
» Haiku Poets of Northern California - Homepage of one of the larger and more vigorous local haiku organizations in North America.
» Haiku Presence - The web site of Haiku Presence, a British haiku magazine edited by Martin Lucas.
» Haiku Reality/Haiku stvarnost - Essays, criticisms, analyses..., haiku gallery, book reviews, selected haiku etc. Bilingual (Serbian/English). Webmaster SaÅ¡a Važić. (From home, click on British flag for English.)
» Haiku Society of America - "The Haiku Society of America is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1968 to promote the writing and appreciation of haiku in English." Publishes journal Frogpond. Recently updated, with new features (Feb 2001).
» Haiku Spirit - Thanks to webmaster Gilles Fabre, the "Haiku Spirit" begun by Jim Norton and Sean O'Connor lives in a new form. The site includes archived poems from the 20 hard-copy issues of the magazine, and much new work, with room for contributions in Fren
» Haiku Spirit: The Art of Haiku - Web site of Haiku Spirit, a print journal of haiku, haibun, tanka renga and related forms with anthologies, articles and book reviews. Edited by Sean O'Connor and Jim Norton.
» Haiku by Everyone - User-contributed poetry collection.
» Haiku for People! - A primer on haiku.
» Haiku in English in North America - A succinct history of haiku in North America, with insights as to why haiku flourished there and how North American haiku have influenced the worldwide haiku community. By George Swede, a leading poet and critic in the genre.
» Haiku of Kobayashi Issa - A collection of haiku by the Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa, in romanized Japanese and with fine translations by David Lanoue.
» Haiku, Senryu, Tanka - Links pertaining to haiku, senryu, tanka and other short forms of poetry, selected and annotated.
» Haiku.com - A new haiku site conducted by Alexander Lawrence and associates. So far, mostly links--carefully chosen and categorized. Also invites submission of haiku for future publication on the site.
» HaikuHut.com - Haikuhut is a site that exhibits, supports, and mentors in the creation of Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka, as well as other 'short forms' of poetry. Includes Photo Haiku that merge images and words. Short Stuff, an on-line journal of short form poetry is publis
» HaikuOz - Includes news, publications, and details about upcoming competitions.
» Haikucachoo - Haiku in 5-7-5, mostly of flora and fauna, from open submissions. Formerly "Haiku Nature Wall". Edited by Cattigerli.
» Haikumania - Portal to dozens of experiments with and extensions of haiku, managed by Paul T. Conneally.
» Haikutalk Links Page - Links to the haiku world in English by Gerald England. In addition to the useful links to many different haiku web sites, there are links to reviews of dozens of haiku publications his New Hope International writers have commented on in recent years a
» Haikuworld - Haikuworld is dedicated to bringining poets, publishers, and readers together. Information on books, magazines, and contests. Monthly haiku kukai. Webmaster Gary Warner.
» Hamilton Haiku Press - Hamilton Haiku Press is a literary press specializing in haiku and related forms. Site includes list of books in print and order information.
» Hiroaki Sato's Erotic Haiku Anthology - Submission guidelines for an anthology of "erotic haiku" to be edited by Hiroaki Sato. Deadline 31 October 2001.
» History of Haiku - Haiku by 10 classical and modern masters, with brief biographies
» Honku: The Poetry of Clinton Street - A movement born of one man's attempt to combat urban traffic noise with haiku. Includes topical haiku, message board, and notes and links on the urban noise problem.
» Hutton's Saki Press - Small press publisher. Promotes the winners of its Virgil Hutton Haiku Memorial Award contest.
» In the Moonlight a Worm - A detailed guide for the teaching of haiku to primary and secondary pupils, plus a self teaching guide. Best such materials on the Web, by George Marsh.
» Indolent.org - One senryu every day. Previous ones can also be accessed. Readers can submit their own.
» Interactive Photo-Haiku - "Create haiku in response to the photos on our site, then send them us." Or send photos for others to respond to with haiku. Pretty, tame. Site is bilingual, English and Japanese.
» Introduction: Haikai, Hokku, Haiku - Links to a series of brief pages with introductory material on haiku by professors associated with Columbia University: Donald Keene, and Haruo Shirane. Includes brief video and audio clips.
» Issa's Haiku Home Page - A group of pages devoted to Issa and his haiku, prepared by Yoshi Mikami. In both Japanese and English.
» Japanese Women Poets: Bibliography and Sources - An excellent briefly annotated bibliography with online sources for its subject matter, which includes haiku and tanka. Part of the extensive and impressive web site of the International Alliance for Women in Music.
» Magazines Publishing Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, Renga, Haibun, Sijo, Sedoka - A substantial listing of print magazines publishing Japanese-derived types of poetry in English, with web pages and e-mail addresses where applicable. Compiled by Pamelyn Casto and Mandy Smith.
» Mainichi Interactive - Haiku in English - Web site of the famous Mainichi Daily News Haiku in English column, edited by Kazuo Sato and Isamu Hashimoto. Has instructions for e-mail entries.
» Mann Library: Daily Haiku - A new haiku each day, selected by Tom Clausen, haiku poet and Cornell U. Mann Library staffer. Click on the "Daily Haiku" link at lower left.
» Masaoka Shiki Haiku Awards Project - This site gives information on the substantial literary prizes given as a result of the Matsuyama Declaration of 1999. Watch here for award announcements. Maintained by the Ehime Culture Foundation, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
» Modern Haiku Magazine - English language print haiku magazine. Longest-running and largest in the business (pages and subscribers). Edited by Lee Gurga.
» Moments - Moments gladly promotes haiku and similar forms by mostly new poets giving their works exposure to the world they might otherwise not receive. Edited by Tina Stanton.
» Mushimegane - Haiku, Tanka, And Contemporary Art - " . . . from Tokyo, Japan by Ryu Yotsuya and Niji Fuyuno. Haiku and tanka works . . . ." Contains a lot of information on haiku, tanka, and related subjects.
» North Carolina Haiku Society - Includes haiku by members, brief notes and remarks on haiku, lists of haiku books, lists of haiku-related links.
» Photo-Haiku Gallery - International photo-haiku sites from Tokyo, Japan by Mitsugu Abe. See and submit photos and haiku. Photos and haiku are updated almost everyday.
» Pinecone - Homepage of the North Georgia Haiku Society, "Devoted to the study, writing, and reading of haiku and related literary forms." Well-designed, reflecting a vibrant local group with some fine poets.
» Poetry in the Light - Haiku, tanka, sijo, related genres and articles by internationally known as well as promising poets of these genres.
» QuietSite - Haiku and poetry and liguistics. Among other things, contains samples of English-language haiku in a range of forms, plus essays on linguistics and haiku by site owner Richard Gilbert.
» Reflections - A Haiku Diary - An irregular e-zine of world haiku in English including a wide range of poets. Very nicely produced by Harsangeet K. Bhullar.
» Russian Haiku - Also has a "Foreign" section, with material in English, French, and Japanese. Definition of Haiku.
» SciFaiku.com - Science-fiction haiku including poetry, explanations of scifaiku, and a mailing list.
» See Haiku Here - A siteful of "digital haiga" created in collaboration with many haiku poets from Japan and worldwide, by Kuniharu Shimizu.
» Sensei Salon - Haiku Bibliography - A comprehensive bibliography of books on haiku in English, by Kristen Deming, a past president of the Haiku Society of America.
» Seventeen Syllables - Read and submit Haiku and related poetry and writing. This is an interactive site dedicated to Haiku and related forms. Also contains information about Haiku, reviews of books, and some articles.
» Shiki Haikusphere - The Shiki Haikusphere is the new form of the Shiki haiku web site, now hosted at Ehime University, Japan, and brought to us by the continued efforts of the Shiki Team in Matsuyama.
» Shiki Internet Haiku Salon - International haiku site from Japan with explanations of haiku for beginners, biographical information on Shiki, gateway to Shiki mailing lists, and many links.
» Simply Haiku - Simply Haiku is an online magazine of haiku and haiga, published once a month. Editors include Robert Wilson (haiku), Ron C. Moss (haiga), and Robert John Mestre (managing).
» Snapshot Press - Snapshot Press specializes in haiku, tanka, and short poem, producing books, chapbooks and journals including Snapshots, for haiku and senryu, and Tangled Hair, dedicated to Tanka. The Web site features much Active-X.
» Snapshots - Haiku magazine - Haiku poetry magazine edited by John Barlow, who also publishes Snapshot Press books. A well designed site that has a look all its own.
» Still: a Journal of Short Verse - Home page of the print journal, one of the zappiest zines of short poems, including haiku. Information on the richest haiku contest in the world, by ai li.
» Sumauma Haiku - Brazilian haiku site, largely in Portuguese, but with substantial information about haiku and representation in English of many International haiku poets. Webmaster, Rosa Clemente.
» Tanka and Sijo Cupboard - Examples and educational information for tanka and sijo.
» Tanka-Sijo Cupboard - A comparative selection of poems in both the traditional Japanese and Korean forms, respectively. Markets, links, definitions, supplied by Neca Stoller.
» The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words - Five hundred traditional Japanese season words with authoritative English translations, seasonally organized, for the benefit of haiku and linked poem poets and translators of traditional Japanese poetry. Selected by Kenkichi Yamamoto, translated by Kris
» The Haiku Exchange Project - World Kid magazine - Japanese Haiku and the Haiku Exchange Project; Languages section, World Kid Magazine. Each issue of World Kid magazine will feature different languages from throughout the world. This page is edited by Kenji Shiramizu.
» The Heron's Nest: a Haikai Journal - A monthly quality haiku magazine published both online and in print, with submissions by e-mail or post. Edited by Christopher Herold.
» The Sijo - The most popular Korean poetic form, a relative of haiku and tanka. In English.
» The Wordshop - Homepage leading to discussions of sijo, haiku, renga and other forms, Asian and otherwise. Hosted by Larry Gross.
» Tinywords.com - Publishes just one new haiku every day on the web and via e-mail. You can even receive your daily haiku by short message service (SMS) or text paging. The message is nothing but one haiku and author's name. (The web page includes some biographical informa
» Tour of Haiku Monuments (Haiku Country - Matsuyama) - "Haiku Monuments" are modest in scale, usually including simply the text of a well-loved poem and the name of the author. The city of Matsuyama and Ehime Prefecture, home to such poets as Shiki and Santoka, and visted by Saigyo and many others,
» Ukku - Web site of the United Kingdom haiku group, featuring work of members, and biographies.
» World Haiku Association - Web site of this worldwide membership group, with pages of scores of members' haiku and other resources. Webmaster Bin Akio, a senior member of Japan's haiku community.
» World Haiku Club - An organization preparing for the World Haiku Festival 2000, now involved with haiku instruction and online resources. Also publishes World Haiku Review online.
» WorldWall2 - A page of haiku dedicated to remembrance of those who lost their lives or loved ones in the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. Submissions welcomed; managed by Thayne.
» Young Leaves - Web site of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society of United States and Canada, a Bay Area group with international membership and extensive activities built around a tradition-based understanding of haiku.
» Ziphome - John Carley's inventive response to the haiku, with examples by himself and several others. Plus translations, and much information on renku and related matters.