haiku – Writers in Kyoto

The Way The Wind

Mar 10, 2024
By James Woodham

A striking combination of poems and photography.

Three Kyoto Photo Haiku

Jan 12, 2024
By Kit Nagamura

Three Kyoto haiku with photos.

Prayer –From tears to smiles—

May 3, 2023
By Mayumi Kawaharada

Haiku and photos through the seasons.

Shinrin yoku poetry

Apr 12, 2023
By Milena Guziak

A selection of poems on forest bathing.

Spider Walks the Air

Mar 3, 2023
By James Woodham

Beautiful photos and poems on Lake Biwa.

Book Review: Wintermoon, by Robert Maclean

May 13, 2022
By Mark Richardson

An analytical review of a book of 119 haiku.

Haiku Discoveries

Jan 16, 2021
By Sydney Solis

A wonderfully informative piece on haiku and the author's adventures.

The Wind’s Word

Oct 28, 2020
By James Woodham

Poetry and photos from Lake Biwa.

A Year in Review

Dec 23, 2019
By Lisa Wilcut

A haphazard collection of unruly short verse.

Ogura haiku

Dec 17, 2019
By Mayumi Kawaharada

Fixing bamboo fences and the haiku it inspired.

Book Review: Persimmon, by Hailstone Haiku Circle

Dec 9, 2017
By Andrew Sokulski Zozaya

A review of a new book from the Hailstone Haiku Circle.

Basho’s blossom kimono

Mar 24, 2017
By Jeff Robbins

Commentary and poems from Basho on young girls and kimono.

Cats and Dogs in Basho

Mar 1, 2017
By Jeff Robbins

Haiku and renku on cats and dogs from Basho, with commentary from Jeff Robbins.

New Year Basho

Dec 30, 2016
By Jeff Robbins

A collection of Basho works on the new year with commentary from Jeff Robbins.

Basho on haiku: 17 Statements

Dec 11, 2016
By Jeff Robbins

Basho's writing guidance on how to make a haiku.

Haiku and photos

Oct 22, 2016
By Mayumi Kawaharada

Haiku with beautiful photos from Mayumi Kawaharada.

Basho in Saga

Apr 14, 2016
By Jeff Robbins

Translation and commentary on Basho's haiku, renku, prose, and letters.

WiK Competition Local Prize

Mar 28, 2016
By Mayumi Kawaharada

A winning haiku on the changing of the seasons.

On Kyoto

Mar 6, 2016
By Gabi Greve

A collection of poetry on Kyoto with commentary and links to more extensive commentary.

Buson at Basho-an

Mar 3, 2016
By John Dougill

A collection of six haiku written by Buson presumably during literary events at Konpukuji.

Haiku group outing

Dec 22, 2015
By WIK

A description of a joint hiking and haiku event with Hailstone Haiku Circle and WIK.

Hailstone Haiku Circle

Nov 20, 2015
By WIK

An introduction to the Hailstone Haiku Circle, founded by Stephen Gill.

Basho’s links with Kyoto

Sep 28, 2015
By John Dougill

Basho's haiku on Kyoto with commentary.

Margaret Chula’s haiku

Sep 23, 2015
By WIK

An introduction to the haiku of Margaret Chula mostly written in the 1980's and 1990's when she resided in Kyoto.

Writers in Kyoto

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