{"id":36,"date":"2014-06-29T22:44:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T02:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/test99\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:25:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;450px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668893469888{padding-top: 5% !important; background-image: url(https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku-foundation-home-hero-1-scaled.jpeg?id=52220) !important; background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home-hero&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vcex-recent-news-wrap.vcex_69b4af024d0a3 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height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<style>.vcex-recent-news-wrap.vcex_69b4af02518f3 .vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading{font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.3em;color:#758c94;}.vcex-recent-news-wrap.vcex_69b4af02518f3 a.vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore{font-size:12px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-wrap vcex-module vcex_69b4af02518f3\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news wpex-clr wpex-row\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-1\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-77508 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-content category-virals tag-ashoka-weerakkody tag-cezar-ciobica tag-dan-campbell tag-david-cox tag-jonathan-epstein tag-keith-evetts tag-melissa-dennison tag-radhamani-sarma tag-shawn-blair tag-sitarama-seshu-maringanti tag-sudha-devi-nayak tag-susan-yavaniski tag-uma-padmanabhan entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">13<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-51\">re:Virals<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/revirals-546\/\">re:Virals 546<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Uma Padmanabhan - loosening the strings: commentaries on \" puppet theater\/someone calls me by\/my childhood nickname\" by Cezar Ciobica<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/revirals-546\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-2\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-77661 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-renku-sessions tag-kala-ramesh tag-purple-haze tag-the-haiku-foundation tag-the-renku-sessions entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">12<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-163\">Renku Sessions<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/the-renku-sessions-purple-haze-week-4\/\">The Renku Sessions: Purple Haze &#8211; Week 4<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Injecting energy!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/the-renku-sessions-purple-haze-week-4\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-3\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-76188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-haiku-dialogue tag-haiku-dialogue tag-kjmunro tag-nancy-brady tag-the-haiku-foundation entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">11<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-1160\">Haiku Dialogue<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-dialogue-world-of-animals-domestic-creatures-pets-and-more-commentary\/\">HAIKU DIALOGUE \u2013 World of Animals \u2013 Domestic Creatures (Pets and More) \u2013 commentary<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>domestic creatures (pets and more) \u2013 commentary<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-dialogue-world-of-animals-domestic-creatures-pets-and-more-commentary\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-1\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-76806 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-haiku-for-healing tag-haiku-for-healing tag-lavana-kray tag-sonam-chhoki tag-the-haiku-foundation entry no-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">09<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-3596\">Haiku for Healing<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-for-healing-haiga-as-a-healing-practice-5\/\">Haiku for Healing &#8211; Haiga as a Healing Practice<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Week 5<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-for-healing-haiga-as-a-healing-practice-5\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-2\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-76310 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chapbook-archive category-featured-content category-features category-news tag-book-of-the-week tag-small-events tag-thf-digital-library tag-w-f-owens entry no-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">09<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-1830\">Featured Content<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/book-of-the-week-small-events-by-w-f-owen\/\">Book of the Week &#8211; small events by w.f. owen<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>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.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/book-of-the-week-small-events-by-w-f-owen\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-3\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-77411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-thf-monthly-kukai tag-the-haiku-foundation tag-thf-monthly-kukai entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">08<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-1525\">THF Monthly Kukai<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/still-time-to-submit-to-the-march-2026-thf-monthly-kukai\/\">Still Time to Submit to the March 2026 THF Monthly Kukai<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>You can still participate in the THF Monthly Kukai . . .<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/still-time-to-submit-to-the-march-2026-thf-monthly-kukai\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-1\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-77427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-content category-virals tag-annie-wilson tag-harrison-lightwater tag-jonathan-epstein tag-keith-evetts tag-melissa-dennison tag-radhamani-sarma tag-shawn-blair tag-sitarama-seshu-maringanti tag-sudha-devi-nayak tag-susan-yavaniski tag-uma-padmanabhan tag-urzula-marciniak entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">06<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-51\">re:Virals<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/revirals-545\/\">re:Virals 545<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Jonathan Epstein \u2014 listen to the grace notes: comments on  \"memorial bench. . . \/ she shares her chit-chat \/ with the pigeons\" by Annie Wilson<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/revirals-545\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-2\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-77487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-renku-sessions tag-kala-ramesh tag-purple-haze tag-the-haiku-foundation tag-the-renku-sessions entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">05<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-163\">Renku Sessions<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/the-renku-sessions-purple-haze-week-3\/\">The Renku Sessions: Purple Haze &#8211; Week 3<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>The first leap forward.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/the-renku-sessions-purple-haze-week-3\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-3\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-76185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-haiku-dialogue tag-haiku-dialogue tag-kjmunro tag-nancy-brady tag-the-haiku-foundation entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">04<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-1160\">Haiku Dialogue<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-dialogue-world-of-animals-domestic-creatures-pets-and-more-long-list\/\">HAIKU DIALOGUE \u2013 World of Animals \u2013 Domestic Creatures (Pets and More) \u2013 long list<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>domestic creatures (pets and more) \u2013 long list<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-dialogue-world-of-animals-domestic-creatures-pets-and-more-long-list\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-1\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-77419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-content category-haiku_photo tag-haikuphoto tag-m-h-rubin tag-the-haiku-foundation entry has-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">03<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-1830\">Featured Content<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haikuphoto-4-voting-ballot-sono-mama\/\">haiku::photo 4 voting ballot sono mama<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>The newest Haiku Foundation interactive feature is haiku::photo, curated by internationally renowned photographer M.H. Rubin.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haikuphoto-4-voting-ballot-sono-mama\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-2\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-76802 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-haiku-for-healing tag-haiku-for-healing tag-lavana-kray tag-sonam-chhoki tag-the-haiku-foundation entry no-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">02<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-3596\">Haiku for Healing<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-for-healing-haiga-as-a-healing-practice-4\/\">Haiku for Healing &#8211; Haiga as a Healing Practice<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Week 4<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-for-healing-haiga-as-a-healing-practice-4\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-wrap vcex-grid-item col span_1_of_3 col-3\"><article class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry wpex-flex post-76306 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chapbook-archive category-featured-content category-features category-news tag-book-of-the-week tag-jim-kacian tag-the-red-moon-anthology-1996 tag-thf-digital-library entry no-media\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-date wpex-mr-20 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__day wpex-block wpex-p-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-surface-2 wpex-text-2 wpex-text-2xl wpex-border wpex-border-b-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-surface-3 wpex-font-light wpex-leading-relaxed day\">02<\/span><span class=\"vcex-recent-news-date__month wpex-block wpex-text-xs wpex-py-5 wpex-px-10 wpex-bg-accent wpex-uppercase wpex-leading-none month\">Mar 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-news-entry-details wpex-flex-grow entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-categories entry-categories wpex-mb-5 wpex-text-xs wpex-text-3 wpex-uppercase wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-clr\"><span class=\"term-1830\">Featured Content<\/span><\/div><header class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title\"><h3 class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-title-heading entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/book-of-the-week-the-red-moon-anthology-1996\/\">Book of the Week &#8211; The Red Moon Anthology 1996<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-excerpt entry-excerpt wpex-my-15 wpex-text-pretty wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>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.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore-wrap entry-readmore-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/book-of-the-week-the-red-moon-anthology-1996\/\" class=\"vcex-recent-news-entry-readmore theme-button outline\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;View More&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#648894&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#648894&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fthehaikufoundation.org%2Fblog&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;purple-row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743783950560{padding-right: 7.5% !important;padding-left: 7.5% !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Feature Overview<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<style class=\"vcex-carousel-preload-css\">.vcex_69b4af025f6a5{--wpex-carousel-gap:15px;}.vcex_69b4af025f6a5{--wpex-carousel-columns:1;}.vcex_69b4af025f6a5.wpex-carousel:not(.wpex-carousel--loaded) > *:not(:nth-child(1n+2)){display:flex!important;}@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) {.vcex_69b4af025f6a5{--wpex-carousel-columns:2;}.vcex_69b4af025f6a5.wpex-carousel:not(.wpex-carousel--loaded) > *:not(:nth-child(1n+3)){display:flex!important;}}@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {.vcex_69b4af025f6a5{--wpex-carousel-columns:3;}.vcex_69b4af025f6a5.wpex-carousel:not(.wpex-carousel--loaded) > *:not(:nth-child(1n+4)){display:flex!important;}}@media only screen and (min-width: 960px) {.vcex_69b4af025f6a5{--wpex-carousel-columns:4;}.vcex_69b4af025f6a5.wpex-carousel:not(.wpex-carousel--loaded) > *:not(:nth-child(1n+5)){display:flex!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module wpex-carousel vcex-terms-carousel wpex-clr owl-carousel wpex-carousel--render-onload vcex_69b4af025f6a5 arrwstyle-border arrwpos-center\" data-wpex-carousel=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;slideBy&quot;:1,&quot;items&quot;:4,&quot;responsive&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;items&quot;:&quot;1&quot;},&quot;480&quot;:{&quot;items&quot;:&quot;2&quot;},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;items&quot;:&quot;3&quot;},&quot;960&quot;:{&quot;items&quot;:4}}}\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-4 term-chapbook-archive\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/chapbook-archive\/\" title=\"Book-of-the-Week\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-18.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Book-of-the-Week\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-18.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-18-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-18-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-18-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/chapbook-archive\/\">Book-of-the-Week<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">Delve into the history of English-language haiku in the most direct way possible: by reading its poets. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/chapbook-archive\/\">Book-of-the-Week<\/a> series presents a new, digitized version of a book of haiku, recent or classic, drawn from The <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/\">Haiku Foundation Digital Library<\/a> and other holdings. Host: our digital librarian, <strong>Vidya Premkumar<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-225 term-earthrise-rolling-haiku-collaboration\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/earthrise-rolling-haiku-collaboration\/\" title=\"EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-16.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-16.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-16-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-16-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-16-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/earthrise-rolling-haiku-collaboration\/\">EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">The EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration is the world\u2019s largest annual collaborative poem. It's part of International Haiku Poetry Day (April 17), and plays out like an extended renku \u2014 the literary drinking game of feudal Japan. We look forward to your participation!\u00a0<i>Host<\/i>:\u00a0<b>Jim Kacian.<\/b> View the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/earthrise-archive\/\">EarthRise Archive<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-254 term-education-resources\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/\" title=\"Education Resources\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-15.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Education Resources\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-15.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-15-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-15-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-15-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/\">Education Resources<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">There\u2019s so much to learn about haiku \u2014 and not just for students. Visit The Haiku Foundation\u2019s Education Wall, where you\u2019ll find lesson plans and educational tools for teachers and students alike. All age groups and experience levels will find something of interest to sharpen their approach to this surprisingly complex genre.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-3449 term-events\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/events\/\" title=\"Events\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Events\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thfevents-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/events\/\">Events<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">Our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/events\/\">Events page<\/a><\/strong> lists haiku-related awards, competitions, and events curated by our host. Hosted by <strong>Val\u00e9rie Rivoallon<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-1748 term-haiga-galleries\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiga-galleries\/\" title=\"Haiga Galleries\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-14.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haiga Galleries\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-14.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-14-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-14-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-14-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiga-galleries\/\">Haiga Galleries<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">Each month The Haiku Foundation will add a new gallery of work devoted to haiga and related visual arts, and feature it on the THF site. You will find traditional approaches to haiga alongside more current trends like photo haiku. <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Jim Kacian<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-2177 term-haiku-bridges-features\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-bridges-features\/\" title=\"Haiku Bridges\"><img width=\"2083\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haiku Bridges\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35.jpg 2083w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikubridges35-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2083px) 100vw, 2083px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-bridges-features\/\">Haiku Bridges<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><strong>Haiku Bridges<\/strong> is a periodic feature designed to encourage and communicate significant haiku outreach initiatives to new audiences. Host: <strong>Scott Mason<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-1160 term-haiku-dialogue\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-dialogue\/\" title=\"Haiku Dialogue\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-8.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haiku Dialogue\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-8.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-8-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-8-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-8-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-dialogue\/\">Haiku Dialogue<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><em><i>Haiku Dialogue<\/i> offers a triweekly prompt for practicing your haiku. Posts appear each Wednesday with a prompt or a selection of poems from a previous week. Comments are encouraged \u2014 join in the discussion! Host<\/em>: <strong>kjmunro<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-3596 term-haiku-for-healing\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-for-healing\/\" title=\"Haiku for Healing\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haiku for Healing\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku4healing-h4h-feature-image-sidebar-2024-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-for-healing\/\">Haiku for Healing<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">This feature looks to explore the potential of haiku as a tool for healing in a range of diverse circumstances such as physical illness, bereavement, estrangement and displacement. Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/staff-member\/sonam-chhoki\/\">Sonam Chhoki<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-1718 term-haiku-of-the-day\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-of-the-day\/\" title=\"Haiku of the Day\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-10.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haiku of the Day\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-10.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-10-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-10-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-10-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku-of-the-day\/\">Haiku of the Day<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><em>Haiku of the Day<\/em> (formerly <em>Per Diem<\/em>) is one of our most popular offerings. Guest editors are invited to create thematic galleries of poems which are then prominently featured on the site and are gathered into the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/daily-haiku-archive\/\">Haiku of the Day Archive<\/a>.\u00a0 <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Shloka Shankar.<\/strong><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-56 term-haiku-registry\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-registry\/\" title=\"Haiku Registry\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-9.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haiku Registry\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-9.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-9-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-9-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-9-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-registry\/\">Haiku Registry<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-registry\/\"><strong>Haiku Registry<\/strong><\/a> offers brief <em>curriculum vitae<\/em> for haiku poets from around the world. \u00a0<em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Marta Chocilowska<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-3657 term-haiku_photo\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku_photo\/\" title=\"haiku::photo\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku_photo_nowords.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"haiku::photo\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku_photo_nowords.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku_photo_nowords-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku_photo_nowords-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haiku_photo_nowords-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haiku_photo\/\">haiku::photo<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>haiku<span style=\"color: #333333\">::<\/span>photo<\/strong><\/span> is a visual kukai. We invite anyone with a camera to explore the application of haiku principles to the craft of photography. For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haikuphoto-overview\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>haiku<span style=\"color: #333333\">::<\/span>photo<\/strong><\/span> Overview<\/a>.\r\n\r\nHost: <b>M. H. Rubin<\/b><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-166 term-haikulife\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haikulife-the-haiku-foundation-video-project\/\" title=\"HaikuLife\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-12.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"HaikuLife\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-12.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-12-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-12-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-12-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haikulife-the-haiku-foundation-video-project\/\">HaikuLife<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><em>HaikuLife<\/em> is The Haiku Foundation\u2019s haiku film festival, the only event like it in the world \u2014 the Sundance of Haiku. Each year auteurs from around the world submit films, from brief video haiga to feature length treatments, all based on and around haiku. <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Jim Kacian<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-1608 term-haikupedia\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haikupedia\/\" title=\"Haikupedia\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikupedia500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Haikupedia\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikupedia500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/haikupedia500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/haikupedia\/\">Haikupedia<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><em>Haikupedia <\/em>is the most ambitious haiku-centric resource ever attempted, The Haiku Foundation\u2019s encyclopedia of haiku. Definitions, biographies, famous places and important books from around the world, we\u2019ve got it all covered here in one place. View\u00a0 the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/haikupedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haikupedia site<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 <em>Senior Editor<\/em>: <strong>Charles Trumbull<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-224 term-international-haiku-poetry-day\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/international-haiku-poetry-day\/\" title=\"International Haiku Poetry Day\"><img width=\"936\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ihpd_graphic_2026.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"International Haiku Poetry Day\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ihpd_graphic_2026.jpg 936w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ihpd_graphic_2026-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ihpd_graphic_2026-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/international-haiku-poetry-day\/\">International Haiku Poetry Day<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">April 17 is the day the whole world honors haiku. <em>International Haiku Poetry Day<\/em> features the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haikulife-the-haiku-foundation-video-project\/\">HaikuLife Haiku Film Festival<\/a>,<\/em> the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/earthrise-rolling-haiku-collaboration\/\"><em>EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration<\/em><\/a>, and the announcement of the results of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/touchstone-awards\/\"><em>Touchstone Awards<\/em><\/a>. <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Jim Kacian<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-232 term-juxtapositions\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/juxta\/\" title=\"Juxtapositions\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-7.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Juxtapositions\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-7.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-7-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-7-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-7-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/juxta\/\">Juxtapositions<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><em>Juxtapositions<\/em>, The Haiku Foundation\u2019s journal of haiku research and scholarship, is the only vehicle of its kind dedicated to academic, peer-reviewed haiku research and criticism. MLA Standard. Indexed. <em>Senior Editor<\/em>: <strong>Ce Rosenow<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-421 term-librarians-cache\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/librarians-cache\/\" title=\"Librarian\u2019s Cache\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-6.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Librarian\u2019s Cache\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-6.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-6-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-6-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-6-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/librarians-cache\/\">Librarian\u2019s Cache<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/librarians-cache\/\">Librarian's Cache<\/a> is an occasional series that features journals, videos, and other assets from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/\">The Haiku Foundation Digital Library<\/a> and other holdings. Host: our digital librarian, <strong>Dan Campbell<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-1761 term-new-to-haiku\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/new-to-haiku\/\" title=\"New to Haiku\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-5.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"New to Haiku\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-5.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-5-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-5-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-5-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/new-to-haiku\/\">New to Haiku<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><p>A space specially designed for those of you just starting out on the journey of haiku. First things to read, study, look at and try yourselves, without judgment. We remember \u2014 we all start somewhere. <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Julie Bloss Kelsey<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-51 term-virals\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/virals\/\" title=\"re:Virals\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-4.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"re:Virals\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-4.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-4-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-4-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-4-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/virals\/\">re:Virals<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><em>re:Virals<\/em> is an interactive feature which offers commentary on selected haiku each week. The supplier of the best commentary each week gets to choose the next week\u2019s poem. An updated version of <em>Virals<\/em>, an early interactive feature of THF. <em>co-hosts<\/em>: <strong>Shawn Blair, Melissa Dennison, Susan Yavaniski, and Keith Evetts<\/strong> (managing editor).<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-163 term-renku-sessions\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/renku-sessions\/\" title=\"Renku Sessions\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-3.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Renku Sessions\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-3.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-3-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-3-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-3-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/renku-sessions\/\">Renku Sessions<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\"><p><em>The Renku Sessions<\/em> was created to offer a participatory activity that honors historical traditions while actively engaging contemporary practice. Poets participate in 12, 20 and 36-link renku, moderated by the leading Western <em>sabaki<\/em> of our day. <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>John Stevenson<\/strong>. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/the-haiku-foundation-renku-archive\/\">Archive of Completed Renku<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-1525 term-thf-monthly-kukai\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/thf-monthly-kukai\/\" title=\"THF Monthly Kukai\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"THF Monthly Kukai\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-1.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-1-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-1-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/thf-monthly-kukai\/\">THF Monthly Kukai<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">The <em>THF Monthly Kukai<\/em> invites poets from around the world to craft a poem to the month\u2019s theme, and then to assess the roster of poems by others on that theme. Winning poems become part of the <a style=\"font-weight:500\" href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/thf-monthly-kukai-archive\/\">THF Monthly Kukai Archive.<\/a>\u00a0Winners also receive books of their choice from the THF Hard Copy Library extra copies catalog. <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Tom Borkowski<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-terms-carousel-entry term-158 term-touchstone\"><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-image wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/touchstone\/\" title=\"Touchstone Awards\"><img width=\"1228\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-17.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Touchstone Awards\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-17.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-17-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-17-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/color-category-img-17-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/features\/touchstone\/\">Touchstone Awards<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-terms-grid-entry-excerpt wpex-mb-15 wpex-clr\">In 2012 The Haiku Foundation created the <em>Touchstone Awards<\/em>\u00a0 \u2014 the highest awards in the field \u2014 to reward excellence and innovation in the genre. Award categories are best individual haiku\/senryu, best individual haibun, and best haiku publications. <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/touchstone-awards\/\">Overview: THF Touchstone Awards<\/a> |\u00a0 <em>Host<\/em>: <strong>Bruce Feingold<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607786441889{background-color: #333333 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1597794853055{margin-top: -10px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; font_size=&#8221;.8em&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: none; font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>MISSION<\/strong> of The Haiku Foundation is threefold:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; 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