Publications

Alba Publishing is a publishing house based in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, London, England. It was established in 2005 by Kim Richardson, sole staff member, managing editorial and production work. Alba Publishing specializes in producing print books in the fields of haikai, tanka, and other short-form poetry as well as anthologies of primary and secondary school students’ work.

American Haiku was the first periodical publication outside Japan devoted entirely to haiku and senryu and it was a landmark in the development of haiku in English. Under the general editorship of James Bull, Donald Eulert, and Clement Hoyt, and with contributions from many other leading poets, the pocket-sized magazine was launched in Platteville, Wisconsin, in late 1963 and published twice a year until May 1968. American Haiku featured many of the top American haiku poets, and the short essays and reviews set the standards for English-language haiku scholarship and criticism for years to come.

The one-off Haiku Headlines Rhyming Haiku Contest, 1991, was devised by David Priebe (Rengé), founder and editor of Haiku Headlines: A Monthly Newsletter of Haiku and Senryu.

The Timepieces Haiku Week-at-a-Glance Contest ran from 1993 through 1997. It was the creation of David Priebe (Rengé), editor and publisher of Haiku Headlines. Cash prizes were awarded for three winning haiku or senryu, exclusively in 5–7–5–syllable format, and book prizes for a few Highly Commended entries. The Final Judge in all five years was James W. Hackett.

Upstate Dim Sum is the biannual journal/anthology of the Route 9 Haiku Group published in the Capital Area of New York State continuously since 2001. Regularly featured are selections of recent haiku and senryu by each group member, John Stevenson, Hilary Tann, Yu Chang, and Tom Clausen; two haiga by group member Ion Codrescu; and six haiku by a different guest poet in each issue.