It’s been brought to our attention that our passion for haiku is a bit . . . shall we say . . . unconventional. Most people, when we tell them about Haiku By Two, respond with a kind of quizzical glance.

After all, it’s not everyday that you run across someone who keeps a haiku blog. But, believe it or not, there actually are quite a few haiku enthusiast kicking around out there.

As proof, we’ve pulled together several different lists of haiku-related sites. We’ve slapped some category headers on them in an attempt to ease the browsing process.

If you know a site you think belongs on one of our lists, let us know.

Links to Haiku Blogs

Links to Specialty-Themed Haiku Blogs

Links to Combination Haiku-Photography Sites

Links to More Serious Haiku Endeavors

Link to Haiku By Two

Haiku Del Dia
An East Coast writer posts a haiku a day.

The Haiku Diaries
Two women keep a daily haiku blog covering just about anything . . . customer service, dogs, dead authors . . . you name it.

My Mommy’s Place
This stay-at-home, Ohio mom posts a new haiku each day.

Haiku Friday at A Mommy Story
Every week, bloggers from across the blog-o-sphere submit haiku for a chance to win the coveted Haiku Friday spot on the A Mommy Story web site. Haiku Friday topics are far reaching and way beyond mommy-hood. For example, recent winners have haiku-ed about Heath Ledger, Black Friday and New Year’s Resolutions.

Haiku of the Day
The fabulous author of Haiku Mama serves up haiku coupled with life stories. What a great combo.

Hot Cross Haiku
Started by a blogger in Melbourne, Australia, Hot Cross Haiku also accepts submissions of haiku from around the world.

Haiku By Fred Masarani
Fred, from New York, is prolific in his haiku.

Haiku-USA
Haiku by Bill, who started writing haiku one month before his 72nd birthday. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

Lunch Break
A Haiku, Haiga dialogue by Gillena Cox who lives in sunny St. James on the island of Trinidad. Check out Gillena’s multi-media haiga which includes photography, quilting, video and much more!

Haiku Sue
Oh, this is cool! Haiku Sue is an advice columnist for the online San Francisco-based newspaper Style Wylde. Haiku Sue’s claim to fame? All of her advice is succinctly and poetically given in haiku form. Sage Advice in 17 Syllables! Now that’s advice I can follow.

Kami Haiku
“Micro Poetry For The Urban Spirit.” A selection of haiku, senryu, zips, tanka and cinquains by a Brooklyn-based writer and teacher.

Reflective Ink
“Musings on writing and life…”  This is a lovely blog. Fascinating reflections on poetry and haiku as well as original haiku by G.R. LeBlanc. Very fun, very interactive. Check it out!

Meat Haiku
Would you believe that Burger King hosted a meat-lovers haiku contest? It’s true. The contest ran in Canada. What? American meat heads can’t compose haiku?

Beer Haiku Daily
A new haiku each day and every one is about beer. Amazing.

Red Wine Haiku Review
If there’s such a thing as beer haiku, why not wine haiku? Every time this guy cracks a bottle of wine, he writes a haiku about it. At the time of this posting, he was up to 378 wine haiku. That’s a lot of wine!

Presidential Haiku
Need to brush up on your American history? Here, you’ll find haiku about each of the presidents. Who said politics was boring?

Haiku Circus
Comic strips that incorporate haiku. Unfortunately, the artist stopped regular postings in 2008. Fortunately, all of the archives are online and easily accessible. Really, you should check these out. High marks in the creativity department!

Crows & Daisies
What a cool site. Every one of this blogger’s posts includes a photograph and a haiku (or a haiku-like poem) in English and in Slovenian. At least I think it’s Slovenian. That’s where the blogger lives.

Eric’s Haiku
Eric posts photos and haiku from his San Diego studio.

Brooks Books Haiku
Hosts several collections by various authors of combo haiku-photography projects.

Tiny Topaz
Pretty pictures served up with “. . . perfect words in perfect order.” Those would be the blogger’s words. What a nice way to define a haiku.

Haiku For You
A husband-wife duo solicit reader suggestions then create an image and a haiku to tell a story. Quite a cool site. Check it out!

My Mother’s Haiku
Traditional haiga by a Japanese artist and poet living in Japan. Haiga is “a harmony of painting and haiku poetry” says the artist. Beautiful work and a wonderful introduction to haiga.

Haiku.com
Wow. The people at Haiku.com have spent some serious time online tracking down any and everything haiku related. Seriously. If you’re looking for haiku, look here.

The Haiku Society of America
A non-profit organization that works to promote the writing and enjoyment of haiku.

Frogpond Journal
Published three times a year by the Haiku Society of America. Features contemporary American haiku and other short poetry forms. Also includes essays about haiku and book reviews.

Haiku Oz
The Australian Haiku Society encourages the enjoyment of haiku within Australia and also works to promote Australian poets.

Irish Haiku Society
A literary society in Ireland dedicated to the pursuit of all things haiku.

Simply Haiku
A quarterly journal of Japanese short form poetry.

World Haiku Association
An international association with wonderful online resources. Be sure to check out their haiga links!

Haiga Online
A web site devoted to haiga (haiku-style illustrations, often accompanying haiku) and haiku.

With Words
A UK literary nonprofit with information on haiku workshops and competitions!

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