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Journal of haiku.<P> <a href="http://www.themetpress.com/concisedelight/masthead.html"><B>CONCISE DELIGHT Magazine of Short Poetry</B></a> (2009) archived. Journal of very short verse.<P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/modernhaiga/"><B>MODERN HAIGA</B></a> (2008-2009) archived. Journal for graphic poetry. <P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/modernhaibunandtankaprose/"><B>MODERN HAIBUN AND TANKA PROSE</B></a> (2009) archived. Journal for haibun and tanka prose. Edited by Jeffrey Woodward. <P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/MET/"><B>MODERN ENGLISH TANKA</B></a> (2006-2009) archived. Journal of tanka in a modern English idiom.<P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/atlaspoetica/"><B>ATLAS POETICA</B></a> (2008-2009) archived. Journal for poetry of place in modern English tanka.<P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/prunejuicejournal/"><B>PRUNE JUICE: Journal of Senryu and Kyoka</B></a> (2009) archived. Journal of senryu and kyoka in English.<P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/haiku/"><B>HAIKU HARVEST</B></a> (2000-2006) archived. Journal of haiku, tanka, and related forms. <P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/haiku/haikunoir/"><B>HAIKU NOIR</B></a> (2001) archived. Haiku noirs exist at the farthest end of the spectrum of subject matter, dealing with that which is not generally considered to be proper subject matter for the classical haiku. <P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/haiku/kunouveau/"><B>KU NOUVEAU</B></a> (2001) archived. Ku Nouveau published innovative forms of haiku in English, cinquain, crystallines, zip, and shinku. <P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/haikucycles/"><B>HAIKU CYCLES</B></a> (2001 & 2002) archived. A collection of "haiku cycles" contains twelve haiku from each participating poet, with one for each month and with locally relevant kigo (season-words) for a single geographic region. <P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/review/"><B>TEMPLAR PHOENIX LITERARY REVIEW</B></a> (2000-2002) archived. A general literary review.<p> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/haiku/gunpowderriver/"><B>GUNPOWDER RIVER POETRY</B></a> (2002-2003) archived. A general poetry review.<p> <P> </font></td> <td width="45%" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top"><font face="arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <BR> <font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Times Roman" color="#3e090f" size="2"> <h3>RESOURCES</h3> <P> <a href="http://www.themetpress.com/tankacentral/index.html"><B>TANKA CENTRAL</B></a> is the internet megasite for tanka.<P> <A HREF="http://www.tankanews.com/" target="_blank"><B>TANKA NEWS & HAIKU HEADLINES</B></a> {Offsite Link} is the continuous news outlet for tanka and related subjects. Subscribe for emails now!<P> <a href="http://www.tankaonline.com/" target="_blank"><B>TANKA ONLINE</B></A> {Offsite Link} - Margaret Chula, Tom Clausen, Jeanne Emrich, Amelia Fielden, Mariko Kitakubo, and Michael McClintock. A major tanka website!<P> <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/shortverse/cinquain/"><B>CINQUAIN, CINQKU & CRYSTALLINE</B></a> and <A HREF="http://www.themetpress.com/shortverse/nautilus/nautilusfibonaccitemplate.pdf"><B>NAUTILUS</B></a> are Denis Garrison's webpages for these forms.<P> <A HREF="http://larrykimmel.tripod.com/cherita.htm" target="_blank"><B>CHERITA</B></A> {Offsite Link} Go to Larry Kimmel's unique Cherita webpage to learn about a related eastern poetic form, the cherita, and its potential for English poetry. The cherita page links to additional resources. <P> <a href="http://www.amaze-cinquain.com/" target="_blank"><B>AMAZE: THE CINQUAIN JOURNAL</B></A> {Offsite Link} - The primary web resource for the American Cinquain; a print annual and digital quarterly journal. Deborah P. Kolodji, editor.<P> <a href="http://www.lochravenreview.net/" target="_blank"><B>LOCH RAVEN REVIEW</B></A> {Offsite Link} - A print and digital quarterly journal of poetry, short fiction, and articles. Jim Doss & Christopher George, editors.<P> </font></td> </tr></table> </center> <!-- END BODY TABLE --> <!-- BEGIN FOOTER --> <center><table bgcolor="#ffffff" width="800" height="20" border="0"> <tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font face="arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="000000"> <BR><center>Copyright © 2006&#8211;2011 MET Press &#8226; <a href="http://www.themetpress.com/bookstore/privacy.html">Privacy</a> &#8226; P.O. 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