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The Hailstone Haiku Circle is a group of poet friends - some Japanese and some foreigners - mostly living in the Kansai area of Japan, where both Basho and Buson were born and died. We meet regularly to study, compose and share English haiku, tanka and related art forms, amongst which are haiqua (haiku quatrain), cirku (circular haiku), haibun (prose with haiku), ginko-no-renga (linked verse made after a composition stroll), haiga (illustration with haiku) and haipho (photo with haiku). We have a lively events schedule and publish biannual anthologies: most recently, ‘Enhaiklopedia’ and ‘Seasons of the Gods’.

The Icebox has now become our chief website. Please see Blogroll link to the Hailstone Hotspot for its predecessor. Leave a comment below a post, if you wish! For Hailstone Haiku Circle contact details, see our events and publications pages. For general enquiries, please use the reply box below. Add your email address, and we’ll respond as soon as possible. Click on the ICEBOX top panel to return to the top page.