Welcome to the Asahi Haikuist Network, a selection of seasonal haiku from poets living around the world. The column, curated in 1995 by David McMurray, a professor of intercultural studies at the International University of Kagoshima, appears on the first, third and fifth Friday of the month and occasionally as special issues. We welcome your original contributions. Don't be shy--send in your haiku and tell the world how you feel.
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
September 15, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
September 1, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
August 18, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
August 4, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
July 21, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
July 7, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
June 30, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
June 16, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
June 2, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
May 19, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
May 5, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
April 21, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST SPECIAL/ 12th Matsuyama Photo-Haiku Contest Results
April 14, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
April 7, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
March 31, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
March 17, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
March 3, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
February 17, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
February 3, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 20, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 6, 2023
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
December 30, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
December 16, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
December 2, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
November 18, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
November 4, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
October 21, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
October 7, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
September 30, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
September 16, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
September 2, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
August 19, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
August 5, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
July 29, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
July 15, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
July 1, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
June 17, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
June 3, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
May 20, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
May 6, 2022
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