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New Zealand
Christchurch: The Small White Teapot
Meets third Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm. Contact: Barbara Strang, ph 03-376-4486.
Picton: Picton Poets
Meets second Wednesday of the month, 10.30am, at The Cottage, 75a Waikawa Rd. Not a dedicated haiku group, but plenty of knowledge and a willingness to discuss the form. Contact: Anne Barrett (ph 03-574-2757) or Jenny Carroll (ph 03-579-3031).
Tauranga: Papamoa Poets
Meets second Sunday of the month at 2pm. The group focuses primarily on haiku, but is also happy to include tanka, haibun and free verse. Contact Steve Cordery, ph 07-572-2141 or 027-272-1985.
Wellington: Windrift Haiku Group
Meets third Thursday of February, April, June, August and October. Contact Nola Borrell, ph 04-586-7287.
Australia
HaikuOz (Haiku Society of Australia)
Britain
Canada
Pacifi-kana is the Pacific branch of Haiku Canada and has its own website.
France
Association Francaise de Haiku (French Haiku Association)
Germany
German Haiku Society (link in English)
International
The Haiku Foundation although based in the US is for writers from around the world.
Ireland
Japan
Association of Japanese Classical Haiku
Hailstone Haiku Circle is an English-language group in the Kansai area.
Sweden
USA
Alaska Haiku Society now has three members!
Boston Haiku Society has a basic site, but it does have contact details.
Central Valley Haiku Club is based in Sacremento, California.
Haiku Northwest is based in Washington State.
Haiku Society of America The Society is also now on Facebook, no membership required. Visit them here.
Haiku Poets of Northern California
Southern California Haiku Study Group
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society is based in San Jose, California.
