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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

British Haiku Society

Canada

Haiku 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

Haiku Ireland

Irish Haiku Society

Japan

Association of Japanese Classical Haiku

Hailstone Haiku Circle is an English-language group in the Kansai area.

Modern Haiku Association

Sweden

Swedish Haiku Society

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

New Orleans Haiku Society

North Carolina Haiku Society

Southern California Haiku Study Group

Yuki Teikei Haiku Society is based in San Jose, California.