This issue marks the completion of our first full year of publishing a wide range of haiku and related poetry.

As well as haiku, haiga, haibun, renku, tanka and our Expositions section, AHG I:4 features a retrospective by Kathleen O’Toole on the haiku life of the celebrated American haiku poet, Nick Virgilio.

Haiga: Special News

A very special thanks to Melinda Hipple, an AHG co-founder, part of the webmaster team and haiga editor over the course of our inaugural year from Issue 1:1 through to the current issue 1:4. Our best wishes go with Mel for success in her university studies.

Ron Moss, AHG’s resident artist, is Haiga Guest Editor for AHG 2:1, the December 2012 issue and will continue to receive haiga submissions for the December AHG until September 15th.

We welcome Aubrie Cox as the new editor for haiga. Aubrie will receive haiga submissions from September 16th – December 15th for AHG 2:2, March 2013. Please do not send submissions to Aubrie until after submissions for AHG 2:1 have closed.

Lorin Ford, haiku editor,
for the Editorial Team
A Hundred Gourds