Haiku Basics Archives - The Haiku Foundation https://thehaikufoundation.org/tag/haiku-basics/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:46:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thehaikufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-the-haiku-foundation-icon-512-32x32.jpg Haiku Basics Archives - The Haiku Foundation https://thehaikufoundation.org/tag/haiku-basics/ 32 32 New to Haiku: Some Journals and Publications to Consider for Your Submissions https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-some-journals-and-publications-to-consider-for-your-submissions/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-some-journals-and-publications-to-consider-for-your-submissions/#_comments Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:36 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=76239 Recently, a New to Haiku reader asked me what journals he should consider when submitting haiku for publication. The Haiku Foundation does not endorse any particular set of journals, but…

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]]> New to Haiku: Jump into Haiku with Michael Dylan Welch https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-jump-into-haiku-with-michael-dylan-welch/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-jump-into-haiku-with-michael-dylan-welch/#_comments Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:00:59 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=73928 This week at New to Haiku, Michael Dylan Welch shares his practical guide for getting started with haiku. This piece was first published on the Vancouver Cherry Blossom festival website…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-jump-into-haiku-with-michael-dylan-welch/feed/ 4 Traveling Outside of Our Routines: Finding Haiku Inspiration https://thehaikufoundation.org/traveling-outside-of-our-routines/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/traveling-outside-of-our-routines/#_comments Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:00:48 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=73505 As the airplane reached cruising altitude on my way to Haiku North America this week, I was reminded of a poem I wrote a few years ago. This senryu was…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/traveling-outside-of-our-routines/feed/ 11 Tips for Selecting Your Own Haiku (and Senryu) for Submission https://thehaikufoundation.org/tips-for-selecting-your-own-haiku-and-senryu-for-submission/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/tips-for-selecting-your-own-haiku-and-senryu-for-submission/#_comments Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:00:45 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=73346 So, you’ve written some haiku and you’d like to get them published. How do you decide which pieces to submit and where? This is a question only you can decide—the…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/tips-for-selecting-your-own-haiku-and-senryu-for-submission/feed/ 6 New to Haiku: Haiku Basics https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-haiku-basics/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-haiku-basics/#_comments Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:00:37 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=72777 Do you know someone who is new to haiku but don’t know where to point them for some basics? Or maybe you’d like to brush up on some haiku basics…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-haiku-basics/feed/ 5 New to Haiku presents Going Wide: Submitting Haiku in the General Poetry World by Kat Lehmann https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-presents-going-wide-submitting-haiku-in-the-general-poetry-world-by-kat-lehmann/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-presents-going-wide-submitting-haiku-in-the-general-poetry-world-by-kat-lehmann/#_comments Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:00:56 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=72403 [This week at New to Haiku, poet Kat Lehmann shares her tips for submitting haiku outside of our community. My thanks to Kat for sharing her expertise with us!––Julie] Like…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-presents-going-wide-submitting-haiku-in-the-general-poetry-world-by-kat-lehmann/feed/ 15 New to Haiku: Moments in Haiku https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-moments-in-haiku/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-moments-in-haiku/#_comments Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:00:19 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=71174 When you are new to haiku, you may hear poets refer to “the haiku moment” or “the aha moment.” While these terms may describe the same event, they do not…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-moments-in-haiku/feed/ 8 New to Haiku: Polishing Our Intent–A Collaborative Essay on Revising Haiku https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-polishing-our-intent-a-collaborative-essay-on-revising-haiku/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-polishing-our-intent-a-collaborative-essay-on-revising-haiku/#_comments Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:00:14 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=71136 Today, the Noodle Bowl Haiku Group shares their tips for revising haiku. My thanks to Mimi Ahern, Jennifer Burd, Deborah Burke Henderson, Laszlo Slomovits, Kathryn Liebowitz, and Brad Bennett for…

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-polishing-our-intent-a-collaborative-essay-on-revising-haiku/feed/ 9 New to Haiku: Negative Space — Some Thoughts on Ma https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-negative-space-some-thoughts-on-ma/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku-negative-space-some-thoughts-on-ma/#_comments Sun, 11 May 2025 15:00:57 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=70476 It may seem paradoxical that haiku poets strive for moments keenly perceived while also leaving ambiguity in the poem. The late poet Ellen Compton once told me that the shape…

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