The Mainichi has published our annual selection of submissions to our Haiku in English section for 2024. Congratulations to all those whose poems were featured throughout the year. We look forward to ...

The image startles the way many of Raymond Roseliep’s images startle. His association between the figure and the cornfield underscores Ezra Pound’s poetic dictum, “Make it new.” As dark and as stark ...

A successful haiku could be described as a half-finished poem. Originating in Japan in the 17th century, the haiku uses a combination of sensory language, seasonal references, a sense of contrast and ...

British football terrace culture has been blended with traditional Japanese literature by a Wolverhampton writer who has launched his first book. Matt Eccles has released his cheekily named book, Who ...

* What can we learn about reading and writing haiku, in particular traditional Japanese haiku? * What can we learn about reading literature closely, by focusing on words and images in order to explore ...