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Essays
Arriving Geese: Learning from Shugyō Takaha
A Spade’s a Spade: Plagiarism and Déjà-ku
Beat Haiku and My Discussion with Jack Foley
Buson or Shiki: The True Authorship of the “Two Autumns” Poem
Defining “Publication” on the Internet
Dripping Rain: Learning Haiku from Shunryu Suzuki
First Snow on Daffodils: Writing Reality
From Chord to Melody: Defining Tanka in English
Going Nowhere: Learning Haiku from Pico Iyer
Go-Shichi-Go: How Japanese and English Syllables Differ
Haiku and the Art of Forest Bathing
Haiku as History: The Ultimate Short Story
Haiku . . . Under the Bedsheets: Juxtaposition and Seasonal Reference
In the Eye of the Beholder: Haiku Interpretation
Little Catastrophes: The Topological Structure of Humor and Haiku
Missing the Moon: Haikuless Haibun
On a First-Name Basis: Deepening Haiku with its “Fourth Line”
Points of Growth: Learning Haiku Truth from Louise Glück
Quiet Souls (remembering Cid Corman)
Ringing the Bell: Learning Haiku from Mary Ruefle
Skywriting: Learning Haiku from Annie Dillard
Striking Gold: The American Haiku Archive
The Anthologist and Bogus Haiku
The Haiku Sensibilities of E. E. Cummings
The Practical Poet: Be Your Own Editor
The Practical Poet: Creating a Haiku Checklist
The Practical Poet: Tracking Your Haiku Submissions
The Seed of Wonder: An Antidote to Haiku Inflation
Thirteen Ways of Reading Haiku
This Perfect Rose: The Lasting Legacy of William J. Higginson
Traditional and Modern Haiku: A Vibrant Dichotomy
Zen and the Art of Direct Seeing
Reviews
African American Haiku: Cultural Visions
In Praise of Japanese Love Poems
ongoing song: the voice of anne mckay
Outcry from the Inferno: A Book Review
Seishi Yamaguchi’s The Essence of Modern Haiku
Sharing Experience: Robert Aitken’s River of Heaven
Reports, Speeches, Haibun, Essays by Others, and More
A Look to the Future of Haiku in English
An Invitation to Rengay (introduction to True Colour)
A Report on Haiku Chicago (1995)
Fresh Seeing on the International Appalachian Trail
Haiku as Poetic Spell (Martin Lucas)
Haiku Poets of Northern California 1995 Rengay Contest
The Honkadori Revisited: Have I Read this Before? Déjà vu in Haiku by Hans Jongman
Introduction to Fig Newtons: Senryu to Go
Japan (Billy Collins; poem)
Japanese Renku Group Visits San Francisco
North American Tanka Contest Results
Off the Beaten Track: A Year in Haiku
Preface to The Edge of the Woods (Paul O. Williams)
Remembering Kylan Jones-Huffman
Rengay: The Art of Partnering (Carolyn Hall)
Seeing Into the Heart: Vulnerability in Haiku
A Survey of Haibun Definitions: Introduction to Wedge of Light
2013 Haiku Poets of Northern California Haiku Contest
2020 Nicholas A. Virgilio Haiku and Senryu Competition
Welcome to Haiku North America 2009
Why Do Haiku? (Steve; poem)
Young Leaves (renku)