AMBROSIA: Journal of Fine Haiku is a quarterly print and digital magazine for the finest in traditional Japanese haiku in English from around the world. Ambrosia seeks haiku written in tercets, with the traditional shape and rhythm of haiku, in a natural, modern, English idiom with great care for the sound of the verse when spoken. Ambrosia does not require that all haiku include some natural scenery, by any means, however, nature is the fundamental element of haiku, along with humanity’s place in it. Essential to fine haiku is the traditional poetic aesthetics of Japan. This is not simply because it is ancient tradition, rather, it is because the haiku’s extreme brevity is only made possible by the techniques that flow from those aesthetics. Lastly, Ambrosia is looking for powerful haiku. Whether they are achingly beautiful, painfully poignant, joyfully lightsome, startling epiphanies, wry, humbling, or awesome, haiku should touch the reader powerfully. For us, our most damning critique is “So what?”
Edited by Denis M. Garrison.