Some Books

Haiku 2026
Edited by Scott Metz & Lee Gurga

Modern Haiku Press, 2026

100 notable haiku from 2025 selected by the editors of the award-winning Haiku 21.

"Astronauts and poets are pilgrims on paths of exploration. Haiku 2026 is an invitation to journey among some of the most interestingly conceived, deeply informed, and skillfully voiced contemporary haiku published in English in 2025. Poems across a spectrum of styles, themes, and subject matter traverse whole galaxies of mind and heart." 

~ Jennifer Hambrick, from the Afterword

Haiku 21.2: an anthology of contemporary English-language haiku edited by Lee Gurga and Scott Metz – Modern Haiku Press, 2025

In 2011 Modern Haiku Press published an anthology of haiku and haiku-related verse (ku) titled Haiku 21. The poems in that anthology were all published between 2000 to 2010. Part of the editors’ intention in producing Haiku 21 was to encourage poets to expand the range of what they were willing to do creatively and still call their poems “haiku.”

Haiku 21.2 extends the project begun with Haiku 21 by presenting haiku and related poems from the second decade of the century.

For The Time Being by Stephen Bailey (Ararua Books, Ōtaki, 2023) may be ordered from Amazon.
ISBN 978 0 473 67118 1

Possibly the most significant development in haiku-influenced poetry in our generation, these are both intensely personal and metaphysical poems – “The very heart of becoming” – in which the poem exceeds its own form, attaining something much larger.
—Eric Selland – poet, translator

Haiku 2021  Edited by by Scott Metz & Lee Gurga
Modern Haiku Press, 2021

100 notable haiku from 2020 selected by the editors of the award-winning Haiku 21. With an introductory essay by Philip Rowland, editor of NOON: Journal of the Short Poem (Tokyo).

"The reader will find other kinds of innovation as well, of course, including instances of the 'parallel' for which Hansha Teki's work has been particularly notable."   ~Philip Rowland, from the introduction

Bipedal Verses  by Hansha Teki, Heliosparrow Press (September 13, 2020)

This book collects the poems that I wrote in response to daily haiku prompts by Carole MacRury during the 31 days of August 2020. The daily prompts were those that appeared on NaHaiWriMo's (National Haiku Writing Month) Facebook page. The poems are headed by the words of Carole's prompts followed by my response poem, some of which also have my explanatory afternotes related to my process in
making them.

behind the mask: haiku in the time of Covid-19 edited by Margaret Dornaus

A collection of more than 250 pandemic-themed haiku from more than 140 internationally acclaimed haiku poets.

A New Resonance 11  edited by Jim Kacian & Julie Warther (Red Moon Press, 2019)

Voted as best haiku anthology by the judges for the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Awards for 2020.

The longstanding New Resonance series has been an exceptional addition to the haiku literature in its representation and promotion of new voices in the genre, and this collection from 2019 is no less exceptional and inspiring than those from previous years. New voices are always refreshing to read for their different takes in style and subject matter, and the poets represented span a wide range, inviting interesting comparisons and revealing diverse approaches. On the more experimental side are Aversano’s one-line haiku and Teki’s poems on loss and becoming that pull us into presence and absence with sparse images. Alongside them are more personal narrators such as Tia Haynes, whose poignant poems on motherhood are deeply felt and treat subject matter less often found in haiku. She describes being a mother with humor and seriousness, recognizing the sacrifices and psychological toll as well as the cherished intimate moments with her children. In truth, every poet in this anthology is worthy of special mention and the high quality of this annual series on emerging voices is testament to the continuing vibrancy of the haiku genre.  –  Judges' comments

Memories of the Future: Linked and Contrapuntal Poetry by Stephen Bailey (as Hansha Teki) and Clayton Beach, Heliosparrow Press (March 10, 2020)

 Raw, fresh, vivid poetry that utilizes all 5 senses yet provides space for the reader's imagination and engagement. Memories of the Future is an inspiring collection of linked-verse poems and parallel haiku that are well-blended with dark and light themes, concrete imagery and abstraction. The poems are infused with surprising, creative and provocative juxtapositions. After reading this, I'm inspired to write more collaborative linked-verse for the unique experiences it provides and its ability to connect people across distances, across countries, around the world. I recommend this book. – Amazon review by JS

Although I have only just begun to absorb Memories of the Future, I have so far immensely enjoyed this collection. Haiku is one of my favorite forms of poetry, and this work of linked and contrapuntal takes Haiku to a truly stunning level. Thanks very much for publishing this! – Amazon review by mark

A 31 page sample from the 86 page book as published may be read at Memories of the Future Sample

Two haibun anthologised in Red River Book of Haibun Vol. 1 edited by Steve Hodge & Paresh Tiwari, Red River, 2019

Book review by Bob Lucky 

Triptych by Kala Ramesh, Don Baird, and Hansha Teki, Red Moon Press, 2019

This collaborative book of haiku, by three outstanding contemporary and international voices, has great aspirations: no less than to tell the story of the rise, fall, and recovery of humanity within its 180 pages. Each poet takes up one of these themes: Kala Ramesh paints a picture of the Eden of our origins; Don Baird tells the tale of the Fall; and Hansha Teki suggests possibilities toward our renewal, and that of our planet. The effect is similar to that of the prophets, crying out in the wilderness of men’s folly, with the hope that doing so will inspire a return to the faithful shepherding of our planet and ourselves, wherein a kind of redemption might be possible, and that we might be worthy of it. This is a great deal to ask, of the poets, but also of the reader. They have laid down the challenge. The rest is up to you.
– from the publisher

Number Eight Wire – The Fourth New Zealand Haiku Anthology

The contents of the first section of this self-published book intended as a Christmas gift in December 2017. It contains many of my poems that were first published in various poetry publications during 2017. They are ordered by the date of finalised composition and/or first publication.

The second section is made up of a sample selection of previously unpublished poems.

Naad Anunaad: an anthology of contemporary world haiku
Edited by Kala Ramesh, Sanjuktaa Asopa, Shloka Shakar
Vishwakarma Publications, India, 2016

Haiku are word paintings that pilot the reader beyond the image into a sacred realm. For a poem complete in just a few words, resonance becomes the keynote. In Sanskrit, the primordial sound in the cosmos is known as naad and its resonance as anunaad. According to ancient Indian texts, an instrument, including the human body, vibrates only to this timeless sound. The 746 haiku in this volume come from 26 countries. They resonate, each in a unique way - just for you!

Haiku 2016  edited by by Scott Metz & Lee Gurga anthologising 100 notable haiku from 2015.

Published by Modern Haiku Press, 2016.

A Vast Sky published by Tancho Press in 2015 is an international anthology of contemporary world haiku edited by Bruce Ross (USA), Koko Kato (Japan), Dietmar Tauchner (Austria), and Patricia Prime (New Zealand).