The Association of Haiku Poets ( ja, 俳人協会) is a Japanese professional association of
haiku
is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a ''kireji'', or "cutting word", 17 '' on'' (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a ''kigo'', or se ...
poets and enthusiasts. It was founded in 1961 by a group of haiku poets that separated from the
Modern Haiku Association. The association manages the Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo.
Past presidents
*
Nakamura Kusatao
was a Japanese haiku poet.
Nakamura was born on July 27, 1901, in Amoy, Fujian Province, China, the son of a Japanese diplomat. A few years later his mother brought him to Japan, where he was educated in various schools in Matsuyama and Tokyo. ...
(1961-1962)
*
Shūōshi Mizuhara
Shūōshi Mizuhara (水原秋桜子; October 9, 1892 – 1981) was a Japanese ''haiku'' poet and physician.
Shūōshi Mizuhara was born on October 9, 1892, in Tokyo. Shūōshi's father was a doctor and raised Shūōshi to follow in his footsteps ...
(1962-1978)
* Rinka Ohno (1978-1982)
* Atsushi Azumi (1982-1987)
*
Kin'ichi Sawaki (1987-1993)
* Tetsunosuke Matsuzaki (1993-2002)
* Takaha Shugyo (2002-2017)
* Akira Ohkushi (2017- )
Museum of Haiku Literature
A library specializing in haiku books was completed in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo in 1977 at the initiative of the Haiku Poet Association.
The main purpose is to collect, preserve, display, and view materials related to haiku. The building has four floors above ground and three below ground, with the Haiku Poet Association's office on the first and second floors. As of 2011, the library's collection includes over 54,000 haiku collections and 331,000 haiku magazines.
See also
*
Modern Haiku Association
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Poetry organizations
Haiku associations