Vidya Premkumar, Author at The Haiku Foundation

Evangelos Roussos

hawk moth finding its way inside fire - Evangelos Roussos

John Hawkhead

love making moonlight of it - John Hawkhead

Laurence Stacey

out of love we fake a November moon - Laurence Stacey

Susan Richardson

first kiss marram grass stubbles the dunes - Susan Richardson

Norma Bradley

from Bach to Bartok a delicate dance - Norma Bradley

Bill Kenney

hall of mirrors what I think you think of me - Bill Kenney

February 2, 2026
Vidya Premkumar
Book-of-the-Week, Featured Content, Features, News

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.

Ram Chandran

first date speaking at the same time for the third time - Ram Chandran

Haiku of the Day February 2026: Love

Haiku on the theme of love curated by Raghav Prashant Sundar

Biswajit Mishra

in the heart that mountain bluebird still waiting - Biswajit Mishra

Sandip Chauhan

under the bridge a circle of strangers passing the stew - Sandip Chauhan

Marilyn Ashbaugh

foreclosure the corn rows covered in snow - Marilyn Ashbaugh

Bryan Rickert

taking the wild from the flowers first frost - Bryan Rickert

Richard L. Matta

veteran's graveyard one line after another on her face - Richard L. Matta

January 26, 2026
Vidya Premkumar
Book-of-the-Week, Featured Content, Features, News

How to Haiku is Jim Kacian’s guide to understanding haiku as a poetic practice, exploring how moments of experience are shaped into literature.

Maya Daneva

stepping on my shadow bereavement handshakes - Maya Daneva

Rowan Beckett Minor

a family's worth deadheading roses - Rowan Beckett Minor

Ruth Yarrow

nursing home forced forsythia - Ruth Yarrow

Arvinder Kaur

stage four the sunshine the rain - Arvinder Kaur

Maria Concetta Conti

balcony full of stars our conversation about illness - Maria Concetta Conti

Vidya Premkumar