Resources

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This is an ever-growing page of resources for writing, discussing, and learning about haiku and haiku-related poetry. More coming soon!

Writing Haiku

  • How to Haiku - Jane Reichhold

  • New to Haiku - Julie Bloss Kelsey

    • Some first things for those new to Haiku to read, study, look at, and try

  • Becoming a Haiku Poet - Michael Dylan Welch

    • A concise tour de force on the characteristics of haiku for those seeking to write it

  • Why “No 5-7-5”? - Michael Dylan Welch

    • An essay explaining “why it’s an urban myth to think of English-language haiku merely in terms of 5-7-5 syllables”

Organizations

Websites

  • Aha Poetry

    • A treasure trove of resources, this is 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.

  • Graceguts

    • A seemingly inexhaustible resource about haiku and its related forms, this is the place for the poems, essays, stories, book reviews, and other materials of Michael Dylan Welch

  • National Haiku Writing Month

    • The website for NaHaiWriMo, run by Michael Dylan Welch, and loaded with resources.

  • Senryu Circle

    • A place of English senryu and to bring it into the light again as a poetic effort that stands on its own.

Discussions, Podcasts, & More

  • Poetry Pea (Podcast)

    • A podcast in which poets come along and read their original work and established poets offer insight into their craft.

  • Haiku Talk (YouTube Channel)

    • A channel where your friendly, neighborhood haiku poet, Ben Gaa, breaks down contemporary English language haiku and senryu in a video and talks about what makes them work and why they resonate.

  • (Substack & Instagram)

    • An online community that seeks to reconnect with nature by practicing haiku through free online workshops exploring the history of haiku and its Masters, haiku writing techniques, aspects of Japanese culture, and how Zen philosophy can be applied to everyday life.

  • Haiku Chronicles (Podcast)

    • A non-profit free educational podcast devoted to the art of haiku and related poetic forms, hosted by Donna Beaver and Alan Pizzarelli.

Facebook Groups

  • NaHaiWriMo

    • Write a haiku a day, inspired by daily prompts, especially in February, National Haiku Writing Month

  • The Haiku Month

    • Run by

      , write a haiku every day for the month of April (National Poetry Month)

  • Senryu Circle

    • The Home of English Senryu

  • My Haiku Pond Academy

    • Designed to be a safe space to (co)write, workshop, comment, discuss, learn and coach, etc., but above all to study the theory of English language haiku (ELH), and haiku-related forms.

Journals

  • Frog Pound

    • The official serial publication of the Haiku Society of America

  • Heron's Nest

    • A quarterly online journal

  • Modern Haiku

    • An Independent Journal of Haiku and Haiku Studies

  • World Haiku Review

    • One of the oldest English language haiku magazines, dating from 2001

  • Acorn

    • A biannual journal dedicated to publishing the best of contemporary English-language haiku

  • Prune Juice

    • The longest-running international literary journal dedicated solely to exploring new directions in English Senryu and related forms

  • Failed Haiku

    • A Journal of English Senryu

  • Wales Haiku Journal

    • A free online journal of contemporary haiku poetry

  • Shadow Pond Journal

    • A journal of haiku and senryu

  • Wee Sparrow Poetry Press

    • An indie publisher which creates poetry anthologies and digital zines, and where all the profits made from sales of the anthologies are donated to charity.