ACM's Poetry Links

I actually spend a fair amount of my time reading and critiquing poetry/haiku on three different mailing lists with a variety of talented characters. Additionally, I edit Acorn, a small biannual (print!) journal of contemporary haiku. And, yes, I write both haiku and longer poetry, although I have hardly developed a big head about either. A few links to interesting pages with various types of poetry, and also to my archive of poems, are included below.

photo of a sculpture of entwined lovers

Haiku links and information sites.

First, a couple of simple essays each of which act as a brief introduction to the nature of haiku as an art form and as an outlook: one by Jeanne Emrich at her Haiku Habit site, and one by me on the nature and evolution of Contemporary Haiku for a recent issue of Perihelion. An attempt by George Swede to come up with a definition of English haiku is also worth a trip:
For a more thorough introduction to haiku, along with technical tips on writing your own, I recommend a visit to the comprehensive pages belonging to Dhugal Lindsay or Jane Reichhold, both of whom have amassed wonderful collections of tips and examples.
To read an assortment of current haiku offerings by various authors, you can try the electronic haiku 'zine called Dogwood Blossoms, Sangeet Bhullar's Reflections: a haiku diary, or the extremely classy newcomer The World Haiku Review. Alternatively, check out what's happening in print at Randy Brooks' Haiku in English clearinghouse.
For a lush combination of poetry with appropriate images and even music, you'll have fun visiting Rodrigo de Siquiera's haiku pages -- be sure to take a walk in the bamboo forest!
Finally, places to interact: on the Net, it all started with the Shiki Internet Haiku Salon, which provided a forum for promotion of haiku, and interchange between Japanese and other practicioners of the art -- but they have put their primary list on hold. Much of the slack (and then some) has been taken up by the Haiku Forum list, which runs a wealth of discussion groups and seminars. And no listing would be complete without the homepage of the Haiku Society of America, whose meetings and publications have been the lifeblood of American haiku for over 30 years.

Every possible haiku-related site on the internet (more than I can attempt to keep up with) should also be available on Mark Osterhaus' links page, if you decide you want more to whet your appetite -- kudos to him for a great service in keeping this up! Another annotated link list is being maintained by William Higginson.
For people interested in more intense discussion/debate on this and other related poetry forms, I can recommend the excellent essay by Keiko on the differences between Japanese and English and how that influences writing haiku, and also the Tanka Page, with history and descriptions of that slightly longer form. Jane Reichhold has also put together a page about Renga, a kind of haiku-conversation between two (or more) poets -- check out the White Roads Renga, a multi-branched effort that evolved on the Shiki list! And lastly, there's a combination of haiku with visual art (traditionally ink painting, but now including many forms such as photography and even collage) that's called haiga; Jeanne Emrich is now running an on-line journal and interactive site for this form, called HAIGAOnline. It's worth a visit.
And finally, for those who are curious to see some of the faces that go with the names they know in haiku, I've started an Rogue's Gallery of photos from HSA meetings and other gatherings...

My Poetry Pages

You can find in the ACM pages an archive of selected poems, including a growing assortment of my own poetry, a lot of goodies gleaned from internet poetry groups, and a few favorites from the masters.

Other Poetry Centers

Much good writing is to be found on the following, as well as links to other pages and publications:

Michael McNeilley's poetry pages
Kurt Nimmo's Poetry Primer collection and Persona Non Grata magazine
Ray Heinrich's collection of word biscuits
Virgil Hervey's Gods Bar and Grill collection
The poetry page of Cross-Connect, a journal of arts and writing
The recently-inaugurated homesite of ZeroCity, an assortment of talent collected by mcn and JJWebb.
the e-zine The Hawk, which puts graphics and writing together in a pleasing style.
the labyrinthine Agnieszka's Dowry, an on-line poetry 'zine arranged into interesting graphical rooms
lots of familiar names and great writingat the Poetry Cafe
some more at the quirky Oyster Boy Review
here's a site I can hardly describe, called QuietTime-- kind of a mix of text and images (in varying proportions) that is both compelling and disturbing; extremely well-done and worth a visit. The pointer is to a particular issue, but the site is pretty large...
and finally The Astrophysicist's Tango Partner Speaks and its sister Perihelion

I have decided to forget my goal of compiling a list of small presses here, in favor of pointing the way to the Small Press Bulletin Board hosted by ZeroCity, which is much better connected than I!

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