Haiku Commentary

Welcome to selections of favourite haiku and short commentaries on them by various well-known writers and editors. This was an occasional feature on Haiku NewZ from 2011-2017 and was intended to be read for both pleasure and education.

Bruce Ross

Gary Hotham

Angela Terry

Susan Constable

Scott Mason

Stephen Addiss, 1935-2022

Alan Summers

Ron Moss

Karen Cesar

Patrick Sweeney

Carlos Colon, 1953-2016

Ken Jones, 1930-2015

Cherie Hunter Day

Tom Painting

Elizabeth Smither

Ellen Grace Olinger

Ferris Gilli

Paul Miller

Patricia Machmiller

Matt Morden

Martin Lucas, 1962-2014

Beverley George

Eduard Tara, some non-English haiku & translations

Jacqui Murray, died 2021

Seren Fargo

Cynthia Rowe

Melissa Allen

Kirsten Cliff

Margaret Beverland

Richard von Sturmer

Werner Reichhold, favourite German haiku & translations, 1926-2017

Patricia Prime

Jane Reichhold, 1937-2016

Paul MacNeil, 1948-2019

Barbara Strang

Karen Peterson Butterworth

Vanessa Proctor

David Cobb, 1926-2020

Greg Piko

Nola Borrell

André Surridge, 1951-2019

Catherine Mair

Tony Beyer