Selected Links to Haiku and Haiku-Related Websites
Organizations, Websites and Journals of Interest to Haiku Poets
| Group/Author |
Activity/work |
Journal |
Website |
| Yuki Teikei Haiku Society |
Meets monthly in San Jose or the Bay Area; Annual Asilomar Retreat |
Geppo – Quarterly newsletter/journal plus an annual anthology |
yths.org |
| Haiku Poets of Northern California |
Quarterly meetings in San Francisco |
Mariposa – biannual journal |
hpnc.org |
| Haiku Society of America |
Usually one meeting in CA/year |
Frogpond – 2 to 3/year |
hsa-haiku.org |
| The Haiku Foundation |
encyclopedic coverage of haiku |
web |
thehaikufoundation.org |
| Acorn |
Bay area edited journal with helpful editor |
biannual journal |
acornhaiku.com |
| Heron’s Nest |
print and web journal |
quarterly |
theheronsnest.com |
| Modern Haiku |
print journal with web samples |
quarterly |
modernhaiku.org |
More Haiku Organizations
Haiku and Haiku-Related Websites
| Japanese Haiku Topical Dictionary |
An English translation of a Japanese saijiki, or season word dictionary. It features full descriptions of a number of important Japanese kigo, or season words. |
| AHA Poetry |
Gateway to a wonderful world of haiku and other poetry. Established by the late Jane and Werner Reichhold. |
| Shiki’s Salon |
A venerable Japanese website in English, recently revived. |
| Haiku Canada/Resources/Education |
Useful tips on teaching and getting started with haiku. |
| Haiku Foundation |
A site to preserve and archive the accomplishments of the first century of haiku in English. |
| Haiku of Kobayashi Issa |
A compendium of appreciation and translations of Issa’s haiku. Conducted by David Lanoe. |
| marlene mountain |
“The chaoscoswommos of all one-line haiku sites”. Her own work. |
| Haiku Poets Hut |
A variety of haiku and related entries. Conducted by soji. |
| IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award |
Dr. A. Robert Lee interviews Hana Fujimoto and Emiko Miyashit; both have long-standing connections to YTHS. |
| Simply Haiku |
Archives of a discontinued quarterly journal,with offerings in the English genres of haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, renku and haiga. |
Haiku, Haiga, Tanka, and Linked Verse Journals
| LYNX A Journal for Linking Poets |
Archives of a discontinued online journal dealing with renku and other linked verse, often with articles and book reviews and other content of great interest to haiku poets. |
| Haiga Online |
A site for haiga, with elaborate graphic and audio effects. |
| Brooks Books |
Publisher of highly regarded haiku collections and Mayfly. Handsome online collections of haiku and photos by several poets. |
| The Heron’s Nest |
A well-regarded continuing online journal, edited by John Stevenson. Print copies are also available. |
Books of Interest
| Author |
Title |
Topics |
Review |
| Lucien Stryk |
Cage of Fireflies |
English translations of modern, not contemporary, Japanese haiku. |
Modern Japanese Haiku |
| Koko Kato (translated by David Burleigh) |
A Hidden Pond |
An anthology of 20th century Japanese haiku. The web version is not the same as the wonderful printed book with the same title. |
Review |
Literature, Art, and Cultural Websites
| Japantown San Francisco |
One of three remaining Japantowns in the US. |
| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
A premiere museum of Asian Art. Has Buson paintings in its collection. |
| Japanese Esthetics |
A valuable description of Japanese esthetic concepts that may be used in discussing haiku, such as Mono no aware, Wabi, Sabi, Yūgen, and Kire. |
| North American Japanese Garden Association |
The link name says it all. |
| Michi Online |
“Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts”, with a number of insightful articles concerning Japanese arts, including applied and fine arts, and martial arts. |
| NichiBei Bussan Dept. Store |
Online Source of Japanese goods and craft materials. Located in Japantown San Jose. |
| jlit |
Japanese literature resources. |
| The Thinker Image Base |
Large collection of art images, including an extensive collection of Japanese woodblock prints. |
| Ukiyo-e, Pictures of the Floating World |
Online resources for Japanese woodblock prints and images. |
| Figures of Speech Tables |
Congeries, anyone? Or litotes; your serve. More figures than anyone can remember. |
