Modern Haiku Association

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Modern Haiku Association
FormationSeptember 1, 1947
TypePoetry society
Location
Membership
Haiku poets
Official language
Japanese
Websitegendaihaiku.gr.jp

The Modern Haiku Association (Japanese: 現代俳句協会) is a Japanese professional association of haiku poets and enthusiasts. It was founded in 1947 by Hakyō Ishida, Hideo Kanda, and Saitō Sanki.[1] The organization publishes the journal Modern Haiku and has a database of kigo, or season words, that can be used in haiku.[2]

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  1. ^ "Modern Haiku Association". gendaihaiku.gr.jp. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Sugimoto, Shigeo; Hunter, Jane; Rauber, Andreas; Morishima, Atsuyuki (15 November 2006). Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities: 9th International Conference on Asian Digial Libraries, ICADL 2006, Kyoto, Japan, November 27-30, 2006, Proceedings. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-49377-8. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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