Haiku Cycles 2001 - Front Page

Haiku for the twelve months of the year
from around the world.

HAIKU CYCLES 2001 - Contents Page See Haiku Cycles 2002. Click here to go to Saijiki-X, an experimental poetic almanac, exploring areas not traditionally included in saijikis (haiku almanacs). It is not meant to replace any other saijiki, rather it is looking into what might be useful supplements to the usual almanacs.
Haiku Cycles is an ebook project of the World Haiku Club in partnership with the Haiku Harvest ezine at haikuharvest.org. See the article Haiku Cycles at Templar Phoenix in the May 2001 issue of World Haiku Review. Also, see the note below from Susumu Takiguchi, Chairman, The World Haiku Club & Managing Editor, World Haiku Review. A collection of "haiku cycles" contains twelve haiku from each participating poet, with one for each month and with locally relevant kigo (season-words) for a single geographic region (e.g., a poet from London writing a cycle would use kigo specific to London). With WHC members all over the world, this collection of haiku cycles could prove useful in dealing with the vexing question of the use of		kigo in the face of the internationalization of haiku. This exercise is intended to further the World Haiku Club's agenda for reformation of haiku technique in the context of the development of haiku in western languages. We publish in this ebook the poetry of haijin from around the world. Our editorial standards for accepting haiku are the generally accepted classical haiku form and content, in both Eastern and Western haiku traditions. NOTE: If you are under 16, exit now. Editor: Denis M. Garrison.
"Haiku Cycles is a project which is designed as a world-wide operation, involving all continents and oceans. Every poet, in different time and climatic zones, can enjoy and make his/her contribution to this innovative venture. It is an effective and enjoyable way of translating the aims of WHC into practice - encouraging diversity, individualism and local initiatives. From this exercise, we will be able to see in practice different perceptions of different seasons and climate in the world, to name but one obvious advantage. Out of this project, it is hoped that better understanding of "world haiku" will ensue, such as deeper and more practical grasp of kigo in different parts of the world. However, first and foremost, just enjoy; and three cheers to Denis." -- Susumu Takiguchi, Chairman, The World Haiku Club & Managing Editor, World Haiku Review
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