Award-winning writer and poet, Alan Summers, will make a special haiku selection as part of this year’s IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award.
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Popular Haiku Workshop to return to LibrAsia2016
Emiko Miyashita and Hana Fujimoto of the Haiku International Association will return to IAFOR’s LibrAsia2016 conference to run their annual Haiku Workshop.
Lars Vargö on the history of Swedish haiku
Ambassador of Sweden to Japan, Dr. Lars Vargö, explains the history of Swedish haiku
How to submit to the IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2016
Everything you need to know about submitting your haiku to the IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2016.
Drago Štambuk on the power of the haiku
In the run up to the IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2016, Drago Štambuk explains the importance of the concept, practice and composition of haiku.
Hundreds of poems by haiku master Yosa Buson discovered
Keiji Sato reports on an incredible find at the Tenri Central Library (Original article courtesy of The Asahi Shimbun).
The IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2015 announced
The winner of the fifth IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award is announced by Dr. A. Robert Lee.
Meet Susan Burch: Downtown DC’s most famous haiku poet
Susan Burch won a contest and some pretty sweet real estate with her poetry. By Emily Codik (Original article courtesy the Washingtonian)
The IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2014 winner announcement
Dr. Lars Vargö, Swedish Ambassador to Japan announces the winner of the fourth IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award
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The history of haiku in Japanese tradition
Mark Williams, formerly of Akita International University, Japan and now Professor of Japanese Studies at University of Leeds, UK gives a brief history of haiku
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