Nowhere Else

Nowhere Else collects haiku and senryu by 134 attendees of the 2025 Haiku North America conference, held 24–28 September 2025 in San Francisco, California. This anthology includes a haiku by Robert Hass, former poet laureate of the United States, who was keynote speaker.

Explore the book

• Read the introduction, “Nowhere Else to Go”

• View a list of contributors

• Read selected poems

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2025, perfectbound, 64 pages, 5½ x 8½ inches, ISBN 978-1-878798-44-2

• “This book’s haiku and senryu serve as windows into the world of leading poets writing in North America and beyond. From a backroads diner to a North Beach café, these poems have nowhere else to be. This book’s contributors have joined together to celebrate deeply observed experience. We invite you to share their discoveries.” —from the back cover