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 – 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.
Survey Says . . . THF Digital Library
The Haiku Foundation wants to know what you think . . .
The Digital Library Catalog
The Haiku Foundation Library card catalog is complete and online.
Survey Says . . . The Haiku Foundation Digital Library
This week’s survey topic: The Haiku Foundation Digital Library.
Librarian’s Cache: The Haiku Aesthetics of Dietmar Tauchner
THF Digital Librarian Garry Eaton highlights an essay by Austrian poet Dietmar Tauchner.