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The British Haiku Society

The British Haiku Society was formed in 1990 to promote haiku and to teach and publish Haiku in English. Its membership of approximately 400 includes members from 27 countries.

Activities
The British Haiku Society holds events The first president of the BHS (1990–1997) was James Kirkup, followed by David Cobb (1997-2001), Martin Lucas (2002-2006), Annie Bachini (2007-2009), President vacant (2010-2012), Graham High (2013-2015), Kate B Hall Greenwood Haiku Group,{{Cite web|url=http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/aabgreenwood-haiku/ ==Publications==
Publications
Journal The journal of The British Haiku Society is Blithe Spirit, which is a salute to Reginald Horace Blyth and to poetry via Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem To a Skylark with its opening line “Hail to thee, blithe spirit!”. Blithe Spirit publishes volumes of four issues a year featuring haiku and related forms such as tanka, haibun, book reviews, and essays. The journal is currently edited by Iliyana Stoyanova.. Since 1990, the previous editors have been David Cobb, Richard Goring, Colin Blundell, Jackie Hardy,{{Cite web|url=https://haikueurotop.blogspot.com/ • The British Haiku Society Blithe Spirit: Journal of the British Haiku Society Books • Kirkup J, Cobb D, Mortimer P (Eds.) (1992) The Haiku Hundred Iron Press, Manchester • Cobb D (Ed.) (1994) The Genius of Haiku: Readings from R H Blyth on Poetry, Life, and Zen The British Haiku Society, • Cobb D, Lucas M (Eds.) (1998) The Iron Book of British Haiku Iron Press, Manchester • Lucas M (2007) Stepping Stones: A Way Into haiku The British Haiku Society, • Graham High (Ed.) Barbed Wire Blossoms: The Museum of Haiku Literature Award Anthology 1992-2011 The British Haiku Society • Hugh G (Ed.) (2015) A Silver Tapestry: The Best of 25 Years of Critical Writing from The British Haiku Society The British Haiku Society, • Stoyanova I (Ed.) (2017) ''Ekphrasis: The British Haiku Society Members' Anthology 2017'' The British Haiku Society, • Shimield A (Ed.) (2018) wild: the british haiku society anthology 2018 The British Haiku Society, • Bingham D, Stoyanova I (Eds.) (2019) Where silence becomes song: International Haiku Conference Anthology The British Haiku Society, • Blundell C, Stoyanova I, Bingham D (Eds.) (2019) Harmony Within Diversity: A collection of papers delivered at the International Haiku Conference in St Albans, UK 31 May - 2 June 2019 The British Haiku Society, • Hall KB (Ed.) (2019) ''Root: The British Haiku Society Members' Anthology 2019'' The British Haiku Society, • Stoyanova I (Ed.) (2021) Temple The British Haiku Society • Storr I, van Noort R, Aubrey K, Smith V (Eds.) (2022) Coastal Visions The British Haiku Society • Marcoff AA (Ed.) (2022) In Sun, Snow & Rain: Tanka From a World of Song The British Haiku Society • Peat A (Ed.) Humour The British Haiku Society • Marcoff AA, Bingham D, Stoyanova I, Hristov V (Eds.) Shining Wind/Сияен вятър The British Haiku Society • Somerville N (Ed.) (2025) Hope The British Haiku Society == Recognition ==
Recognition
The British Haiku Society is listed in the ''International Who's Who in Poetry''. The role of the BHS in the development of haiku in the UK has been recognised by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR) who sponsor the annual IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award. The British Haiku Society is listed in The Haiku Foundation{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/items/show/201 ==The British Haiku Society in the media==
The British Haiku Society in the media
In 2009, the president of the society complained about the quality of haiku being submitted to a haiku string competition where the winning entries, which were flashed on a screen at London King's Cross railway station, were judged by Yoko Ono and Jackie Kay. The British Haiku Society was featured in a BBC Four programme on Utopia in August 2017. In May 2019, the British Haiku Society held an International Haiku Conference in St Albans, UK. == See also ==
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