Poetry's Makeshift Shelter: Contemporary Haiku

Many of you will know the work of haiku masters Basho and Issa, but what about contemporary haiku?
This workshop explores the haiku beyond a celebration of nature, or the westernised 5-7-5 syllabic count.

Including insights from Alex's discussion with modern 'haijin' (haiku writer) Masaya Saito, the haiku of British-Japanese poet, Tamiko Dooley, haiku as a form of visual poetry, and more!

About Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana

Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana’s collection Sing me down from the dark (SALT; 2022) is in its 3rd issue and was described by Jacqueline Saphra as 'courageous and devastating'.

She specialises in Japanese forms, regularly teaches for The Poetry Business and The Writing School, and has been placed and shortlisted for several prizes, including the Winchester, Fish, Troubadour, Live Canon and Oxford Brookes competitions. She was also longlisted for the 2023 National Poetry Prize.

In November 2024, Alexandra was invited to Japan to deliver a presentation on the zuihitsu form, at The Japan Writers conference, in Futaba. She holds master’s degrees in Writing Poetry and in Japanese Language. Her latest poems are forthcoming in MAGMA and The Pomegranate London magazine, in Spring 2025.

Zoom

These workshops will be conducted via Zoom. We have put together this simple 'How To' document to help you download Zoom, join a meeting, and navigate around the meeting features (such as adjusting video and audio, uploading files, and sharing screens).

You will receive a confirmation email from Ticket Tailor with your ticket and the Zoom invitation, containing the meeting link and Meeting ID & Password.

Someone from The Poetry Business team will be on hand prior to each workshop to offer additional help in getting connected.

There is usually a lot of interest in our workshops: in the interest of fairness, please limit yourself to one workshop ticket in every two week period.

Bursary Spaces

There are two bursary spaces available per workshop for writers from groups that are under-represented in contemporary poetry (for instance because of ethnic background) or who are experiencing financial hardship. If you would like to apply for one of these bursary places, please contact workshops@poetrybusiness.co.uk

Refunds

If you no longer wish to attend the workshop please let us know by emailing us. We ask for 3 working days' notice before the workshop starts in order to offer a full refund, and enable us to offer the place to someone else.

Though we will do all we can to help you get set up with the technology it is the participants' responsibility to ensure that their camera, microphone and other computer settings are configured correctly. Please contact us (workshops@poetrybusiness.co.uk) if you are concerned about getting set up for Zoom.