YTHS CALENDAR FOR 2025
Meetings and Events
Please Note: January 1, 2025 is the Annual Membership Due Date.
All times shown are Pacific Time Zone (PST or PDT); events may be subject to change.
Check back often for the latest information.
Bring peanut-free food to all potluck sharing at in-person events, please! For additional information (directions and details for events at private homes) call Patricia Machmiller: 408-225-4946.
As pandemic precautions are relaxed, we hope to have more YTHS gatherings in person.
But we will still hold some meetings on Zoom to include our members who are far afield. Zoom links for remote events will be sent out to YTHS members prior to the event date and time.
| Day/Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday January 1 |
YTHS membership Dues for 2025 due. Membership form and more details can be found here. |
| Saturday January 11 11 AM – 1 PM Via Zoom (Pacific Time) |
“The Tokutomi Memorial Contest Unveiling: 2025 Kigo Words, Pointers, and Tips.” Presentation by Chair Kathabela Wilson and Tokutomi Dõjin Patricia J. Machmiller, with music by Rick Wilson. Last year’s Contest winning haiku and details here. |
| Wednesday January 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the first 2025 Geppo. Guidelines for YTHS members only to submit to Geppo can be found here. |
| Saturday February 8 11 AM – 1 PM Via Zoom (Pacific Time) |
“Form in Haiku, Part 2,” workshop led by Tokutomi Dōjin Patricia J. Machmiller. Second in a two-part series. |
| Saturday February 15 |
Registration opens for the Annual YTHS 4-day Retreat. November 6-9, in person at Asilomar, CA. A flyer with details and registration information for the 2024 Retreat can be found here. |
| Saturday March 8 11 AM – 1 PM Via Zoom (Pacific Time) |
“My Lifelong Love of Insects: Finding Inspiration in Small Things,” by Professor Emeritus John E. Hafernik, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University. |
| Saturday April 12 11 AM – 3 PM In Person field trip |
Nature walk with haiku at a California park. Further details will be available here as they become known. |
| Tuesday April 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the 2025 YTHS Members’ Anthology. Guidelines for YTHS members only to submit to the Anthology will be available here as they become known.
Also, submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the second 2025 Geppo. Guidelines for YTHS members only to submit to Geppo can be found here. |
| Friday May 9 4:30 PM–7 PM In Person and Via Zoom (Pacific Time) |
Annual Spring Reading, organized by Dōjin Roger Abe, featuring Geppo editors past and present. Further details will be available here as they become known. Note change of date from usual second Saturday. |
| Saturday May 10 3:00 PM– In Person |
The 50th Anniversary Celebration of Yuki Teikei, our “Golden Anniversary Dinner,” Okayama Room, Leininger Center, San José, CA. Further details will be available here as they become known. |
| Sunday May 31 |
Submissions deadline for the 2025 Kiyoshi & Kiyoko Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest. Last year’s contest winning haiku and details here. |
| Saturday June 14 In Person field trip |
Nature ginkō walk with haiku at a California park. Further details will be available here as they become known. |
| Saturday July 12 In Person |
Tanabata celebration hosted by Rebecca Davies at the Homan house. For further information and directions, RSVP to the notice that will be emailed to all members. |
| Tuesday July 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the third 2025 Geppo. Guidelines for YTHS members only to submit to Geppo can be found here. |
| Saturday August 9 11 AM – 1 PM Via Zoom (Pacific Time) |
YTHS All-Member Annual Meeting and Planning for 2026. Please join 15 minutes early, so the meeting can begin on time. Hosted by President Dōjin Linda Papanicolaou. |
| Monday September 1 |
Deadline for registration and payment for the 2025 YTHS Haiku Retreat at Asilomar, CA. Details for the 2025 Retreat will be available here when they are known.
Also deadline for ordering extra copies of the 2024 YTHS Members’ Anthology at preproduction prices. For more information email Greg (haiku) Longenecker at gjlongenecker@yahoo.com or visit the Store. |
| Sunday September 7 In Person |
Moon Viewing Celebration, in CA. Note change from second Saturday, to coincide with the full moon. Further details will be available here as they become known. |
| Wednesday- Sunday September 24-28 In Person |
Haiku North America, San Francisco, CA. Details at www.haikunorthamerica.com/2025 |
| October | No meeting this month. |
| Wednesday October 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the fourth 2025 Geppo. Guidelines for YTHS members only to submit to Geppo can be found here. |
| Thursday-Sunday November 6-9 |
YTHS 50th Anniversary Retreat, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
Further details will be available here as they become known. |
| Saturday December 13 11 AM – 1 PM Via Zoom (Pacific Time) |
Virtual Holiday Celebration. Further details will be available here as they become known. |