{"id":37423,"date":"2020-12-10T23:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T04:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/?page_id=36116"},"modified":"2025-04-02T19:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:26:02","slug":"welcome-to-new-to-haiku","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/welcome-to-new-to-haiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to New to Haiku!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37416 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37416 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9458-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>Whether you are brand <span class=\"il\">new<\/span> to <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> or have already dipped a toe into Bash\u014d\u2019s pond, we are glad that you have found us.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"il\">Haiku<\/span> Foundation holds the largest online repository of English-language <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> in the world. More than 4,700 pieces of <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> and <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span>-related literature are available in our <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital library<\/a>. Our website contains a wealth of information about <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> for practitioners of all ages. Our organization is also putting together an online encyclopedia of haiku, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/haikupedia.org\/\">Haikupedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are <span class=\"il\">new<\/span> to <span class=\"il\">haiku itself<\/span>, so much information at once might feel overwhelming. Where do you begin?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/new-to-haiku\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New to Haiku<\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a series of blog posts on <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/blog\/\">Troutswirl<\/a>, the THF blog, written with the beginner in mind. Our goal for this section is to welcome you into our community and to make things easier for you to find here. Our first blog post tackles the surprisingly complex question, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/new-to-haiku-what-is-haiku-2\/\">What is Haiku?<\/a> The tag <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/tag\/haiku-basics\/\">haiku basics<\/a> has been used to help you find other posts that hopefully will answer your most pressing haiku-related questions. Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/contact\/\">drop us a line<\/a> if we haven&#8217;t covered a topic that you need!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/new-to-haiku\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"il\">New<\/span> to <\/span><span class=\"il\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Haiku<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong>is a work in progress. You can find a summary page of our blog posts <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/new-to-haiku\/\">here<\/a>. We plan to cover the following topics: introductory materials and recommendations for further reading, tips for editing your work and managing your submissions, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/forum_sm\/\">ways to connect<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-registry\/\">larger haiku community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/tag\/advice-for-beginners\/\">words of advice<\/a> from established <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> poets, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/tag\/teen-corner\/\">teen corner<\/a> for our younger friends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37415\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37415 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37415 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967-1536x1222.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4967.jpg 1543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Julie Bloss Kelsey and a dragonfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you have questions or comments, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. We appreciate your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for joining us on the <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> journey!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/poet-details\/?IDclient=946\">Julie Bloss Kelsey<\/a><br \/>\nTHF Education Committee[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whether you are brand new to haiku or have already dipped a toe into Bash\u014d\u2019s pond, we are glad that you have found us. 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