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5 unusual facts about haiku in English


Bruce Ross

Ross's original English language haiku, senryū, haibun, tanka, haiga, and collaborative renku have appeared in international haiku journals, as have his reviews and articles.

Cor van den Heuvel

Cor Van den Heuvel (born March 6, 1931) is an American haiku poet, editor and archivist.

Haiku in English

Hiroaki Sato translated Japanese haiku into one line in English;

It is housed at the California State Library in Sacramento, California, and includes the official archives of the Haiku Society of America, along with significant donations from the libraries of Elizabeth Searle Lamb, co-founder Jerry Kilbride, Jane Reichhold, Lorraine Ellis Harr, Francine Porad, and many others.

Lee Gurga

Lee Gurga (born July 28, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is an award-winning American haiku poet.


James William Hackett

James William Hackett is an American poet and philosopher born in Seattle, Washington in 1929, most notable for his work with haiku in English.

Sonia Sanchez

Sanchez is also known for her innovative melding of musical formats—like the blues—and traditional poetic formats like haiku and tanka.


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