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 ==