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What I think about when I think about English-language haiku

by Sandra Simpson | Sep 30, 2025 | Haiku, Publication & Contest News

By Matthew Paul Whether haiku in English can actually be called ‘haiku’ at all is a vexed question. They cannot hold the weight of cultural allusion – especially to other, famed haiku – which Japanese haiku carry. My belief, though, is that many English-language poets...

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