A Hundred Gourds now Online
A Hundred Gourds 1:1 is now online---
The first issue of A Hundred Gourds: a quarterly journal of haiku, haibun, haiga and tanka poetry is now online.
The Editorial Team of A Hundred Gourds extends warmest thanks to everyone who submitted their work for consideration for this, our inaugural issue. Thanks to your enthusiastic welcome, it’s a bumper edition.
As well as haiku, tanka, haiga and haibun you’ll find essays, interviews and a review in the Expositions section.
There is also a memorial Feature dedicated to the late Janice M. Bostok, Australia’s haiku pioneer.
Please join us in welcoming three new editors to the AHG team:
• William Sorlien, of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, is Renku Editor, already organising A Hundred Gourds’ first renku section, which will be published in AHG 1:2.
• Susan Constable, of Vancouver Island, Canada, is the new Tanka Editor. Susan’s first tanka section will be published in AHG 1:2.
• Mike Montreuil, of Ontario, Canada, is the new Haibun Editor. Mike’s first haibun section will be published in AHG 1:3.
A Hundred Gourds welcomes your submissions to the New Years’ editions.
• Special notice for tanka & renku submissions to AHG 1:2 & 1:3
The submission period for tanka and renku only has been extended for the March issue, AHG 1:2. Submissions of tanka and renku received up to the 31st December will be considered for AHG 1:2. Tanka and renku submissions received between January 1st and March 15th will be considered for AHG 1:3. Please read the submissions guidelines page on the AHG website for further details.
The deadline for haiku, haibun, haiga and for the Expositions section of AHG 1:2 remains at December the 15th.
Lorin Ford, haiku editor,
for the Editorial Team
A Hundred Gourds