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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 third Wednesday of the month, 10.30am, at Marina Cove Library, Waikawa Rd. Not a dedicated haiku group, but plenty of knowledge and a willingness to discuss the form. Contact: Ernie Berry, ph 03-573-7774.
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 (although it hasn't been updated in a while, it seems the details are still good).
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.
Japan International Poetry Society is based in Kyoto and deals with all English-language forms of poetry.
Sweden
USA
Alaska Haiku Society now has four 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 Poets of Central Maryland
Haiku Poets of Northern California
Haiku Society of America The Society is also now on Facebook, no membership required. Visit them here. Their own website now features a map showing each of the different regional groupings of HSA. Click on the region you're interested in and find the details of the regional co-ordinator.
River Song Haiku Society is based in Columbus, Georgia.
Southern California Haiku Study Group
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society is based in San Jose, California.
