Book of the Week – small events by w.f. owen
In small events, w.f. owen blends narrative prose and haiku to explore childhood, war, illness, and loss through a series of reflective and restrained haibun.
Book of the Week – The Red Moon Anthology 1996
Edited by Jim Kacian, The Red Moon Anthology 1996 gathers selected haiku, senryu, haibun, and linked forms, offering a snapshot of English-language haiku at a pivotal moment.
Book of the Week – Basho’s Haiku (Volume 1) by Toshiharu Oseko
Toshiharu Oseko’s Basho’s Haiku: Literal Translations presents Bashō’s poems with Japanese text, literal English, and detailed notes, offering readers a clear view of the language, context, and aesthetics behind the work.
Book of the Week – Stone Frog: American Haibun & Haiga Volume 2 (eds. Jim Kacian & Bruce Ross)
Edited by Jim Kacian and Bruce Ross, Stone Frog: American Haibun & Haiga, Volume 2 collects contemporary haibun and haiga that blend narrative prose, haiku, and image, highlighting the form’s range and evolving practice.
Book of the Week – Mount Gassan’s Slope by Ann Newell (translated by Kenichi Sato)
A bilingual collection by Ann Newell with translations by Kenichi Sato, Mount Gassan’s Slope combines haiku, senryu, and sumi-e, drawing on themes of nature, travel, and inner attention.
Book of the Week – Favorite Haiku: Brief Essays 1975-1998, Volume 3 by H. F. Noyes
H. F. Noyes’s Favorite Haiku: Brief Essays 1975–1998, Volume 3 pairs selected haiku with brief critical commentary, offering a reflective look at how haiku communicates meaning and experience.
Book of the Week – How to Haiku by Jim Kacian
How to Haiku is Jim Kacian’s guide to understanding haiku as a poetic practice, exploring how moments of experience are shaped into literature.
Book of the Week – Commonplace Book by John Martone
A visual haiga sequence by John Martone, Commonplace Book pairs sky images and text to explore impermanence and attentive perception.
Book of the Week – Amongst the Graffiti by Janice M. Bostok
Amongst the Graffiti is Janice M. Bostok’s collection of haiku and senryu rooted in lived spaces, attentive to memory, care, and daily experience.
“Haiku that Move Us” – Limited-Enrollment Online Class with Scott Mason
This four-session Zoom class will focus on the reader’s experience of haiku
Book of the Week – balcony by Dimitar Anakiev
balcony by Dimitar Anakiev is a chapbook of one-line haiku that observe everyday life with precision and restraint, focusing on moments of movement, care, and shared human experience.
Only 10 Days Left to Nominate Haibun for a Touchstone Award!
only 10 days left to nominate your favourite haibun
Fortnight: The Season of Thanks & Giving — Day 7
Day 7 of our annual fundraising celebrating all things haiku!
Just Over One Month Left to Nominate Haibun for the Touchstone Awards
Nominations are open for the 2025 Touchstone Awards for Individual Haibun through December 31! Please send us two of your favorite haibun, one of which may be your own. Nominated haibun must have been published for the first time in…
Are you ready for Fortnight: The Season of Thanks & Giving at THF?
Fortnight is The Haiku Foundation’s annual fundraising drive
Updates to THF Code of Conduct & Moderation Enforcement
Updates to THF Code of Conduct & Moderation Enforcement
New to Haiku: THF News Roundup for July 2025
Today at New to Haiku, I wanted to highlight some of the things going on behind the scenes here at The Haiku Foundation. "Haiku that Move Us" with Scott Mason We are excited to share that THF Board Member Scott Mason…