Web Directory

» Airless Suburban Haiku
   "A cynical celebration of conspicuous consumption in haiku form." --What they said of themselves. It's accurate.
   http://www.selendy.com/suburban/

» Arpeggiating through the Feeblesquare
   A surreal, unconventional, and somewhat postmodern exploration of the modern abyss through haiku.
   http://feeblesquare.undonet.com/

» AsianAmericanFilm.com: Haiku Fu
   A weekly haiku contest based on photos of Asian Americans in the film world. Read 'em! Write 'em! Win cheap but delightful prizes! In your face fun.
   http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/haikufu

» Bad Haiku - Horrible poetry for the digital age
   A very old (10 years plus online) repository of pseudo haiku, moderated by Janis.
   http://www.badhaiku.com

» Bar Haiku
   Scanned images of haiku written in bars (usually on napkins). Fun and funny, with some X-rated, as you might expect from the "Bar Haiku Crowd".
   http://barhaiku.20m.com/index.html

» Bing Crosby's Haiku
   Uses invented names in all its content, except in cases when public figures are being satirized.
   http://www.angelfire.com/la/haikus/

» Bushku Generator
   Cyberpoetry as from the glib lips of the Global Village Idiot. Bushku use a 3-5-3 syllable form, 'cause 5-7-5 is too darn complexicated, Laura.
   http://www.everypoet.com/bushku

» Cowku For Better Living
   Pseudo-haiku about cows.
   http://www.13d.org/haiku/cowku/

» Daily News Haikus
   Witty, insightful take on the day's events in traditional 5-7-5 form. Contains links to story sources, and archives from past days. Submit your own.
   http://dailynewshaikus.com

» Dairy Lama: Land of Cheese Haiku
   Submit dairy-inspired haiku poems, called mooküs. Mookü poems are submitted and displayed on topics such as art, philosophy, love, science, and adventure.
   http://www.dairylama.com

» Dog Haikus
   A poetic tribute to the domesticated dog. Not classical, not 'artsy', just apt. Hopefully entertaining.
   http://www.yuckles.com/doghaikus.htm

» Guardian Unlimited Book Games: Haiku
   Haiku page of a British newspaper, featuring its weekly contest for 5-7-5s based on the news.
   http://books.guardian.co.uk/games/haiku/

» Haiku Circus by Ken Sakamoto
   Haiku Circus - a comic strip that combines haiku poetry [that is, 5-7-5s] with drawings by Ken Sakamoto.
   http://www.haikucircus.com/

» Haiku Error Messages
   Yet another rendition of this popular group of 5-7-5s, with a few new ones thrown in.
   http://funnypoetry.com/haikuerror.htm

» Haiku U.
   Site of David M. Bader, author of "Haiku U." and other books of humorous 5-7-5s related to Zen and Judaism.
   http://www.haikuu.com

» Haiku by Everyone
   User-contributed collection, mostly 5-7-5.
   http://www.virtualsurreality.com/poems/haiku.htm

» Haiku error messages
   If programmers were more into Haiku these are the sort of error messages you might see. (This appears to be the same as the original Salon.com set, see below.)
   http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/haiku.html

» Haiku-A-Day
   Haiku Nurse provides an original Haiku every day. Blogged by an Oregon author.
   http://haikunurse.blogspot.com

» HaikuMachine
   HM automatically generates "haikus" online using HM's patented 575 technology engine.
   http://www.haikumachine.com

» Haikus for Jews
   Humorous haikus, combining ancient Zen wisdom with timeless Jewish noodging. Excerpts from book for sale.
   http://www.haikusforjews.com

» Hard To Swallow
   Mostly absurd thoughts about the God of the Universe in loose Senryu and Tanka poetry. Food for thought and discussion. Brief comments on religious extremism, totalitarianism etc.
   http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/

» Honku: The Poetry of Clinton Street
   Aaron Naparstek's attempt to combat urban traffic noise with haiku and promote his book. Includes verses, message board, and notes and links on the urban noise problem.
   http://www.honku.org/

» Hot Cross Haiku
   A poetry weblog featuring traditional and modern haiku by Ian Row of Melbourne and fellow hot crossers from around the world.
   http://hotcrosshaiku.blogspot.com

» Salon | 21st: The 21st Challenge
   A collection of "haiku computer error messages" resulting from a contest, with author's names.
   http://www.salon.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html

» Sayings of the Wise Shang-ti
   Proverb-like guru-ku written by the Wise Shang-ti while meditating high atop McDonald's golden arches.
   http://thewordshop.tripod.com/asian/Japan/shang-ti.htm

» The Genuine Haiku Generator
   The Genuine Haiku Generator, powered by JavaScript, creates evocative, meaningful verse (?) using completely random combinations of individual words. Save your favorite haiku online, or send one to a friend. (May be X-rated.)
   http://www.everypoet.com/haiku/default.htm

» Transmissions In Seventeen
   A plethora of 5-7-5s on just about any current topic, and some not so current (PEZ, anyone?), by Richie Millennium.
   http://www.13d.org/haiku/

» haikus4hotties
   Irreverent 5-7-5 syllable poetry dedicated to beautiful strangers found on Friendster and other dating sites.
   http://haikus4hotties.blogspot.com

» productmoment.com - commercial poetry
   Site marries 5-7-5 doggerel verse to the commercial world in an attempt to combine the ancient form of poetry with the consumer world. Users are invited to spend a moment with products they are researching and think of them in a different way. A sales sit
   http://www.productmoment.com