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Rattle #47 features 25 poets writing in Japanese forms, and a conversation with haiku scholar Richard Gilbert. (Courtesy of rattle.com)
Local poet and Japanese poetry form enthusiast Joan Zimmerman joined host Dennis Morton on the KUSP Poetry Show for March 29, 2015, to read from and discuss the latest issue of (#47), which features poets writing in Japanese poetry forms.
Japanese poetry forms – especially short forms like haiku – have become popular in the US, and especially in our area. Joan Zimmerman belongs to a very active local group: the Yuki Tekai Haiku Society. There are also many excellent online and/or print publications with a significant interest in Japanese poetry forms. Joan mentioned a few of them:
- (Haiku Society of America)
- (Tanka Society of America)
