Volume XIV, Number 1: March, 2012
Volume Information
Philosophy
The Heron's Nest, now in its fourteenth year of publication, is a quarterly online journal. A new edition is published during the first week of March, June, September, and December. We publish multiple pages of fine haiku in each issue, plus three Editor's Choice Haiku; one of which is presented with the Heron's Nest Award, and receives special commentary. The Heron's Nest also appears in a single annual paper edition anthology in April of each year.
It is our intention to present haiku in which the outward form of each poem has been determined by two important elements. The primary element is the poetic experience, faithfully and uniquely evoked in words. The second element helps to shape the first; it is the poet's knowledge and respect for traditional haiku values. When well balanced these elements result in work that is distinctively and unmistakably haiku. "Poetic experiences" are those that inspire us to express ourselves creatively with words. "Haiku values" are the traditional underpinnings, both Japanese and Western, by which haiku sensibility has evolved into what it is today, and which will continue to shape haiku traditions in the future. There are many ideals equated with each of the various haiku forms. No one poem can embody all, or even a majority of these ideals. Each of us must decide for ourselves what is important in the writing and appreciating of haiku.
Staff
Founding Editor: Christopher Herold (1999-2007)
Managing Editor: John Stevenson
Webmaster and Contributing Editor: PeterB
Associate Editor: Fay Aoyagi
Associate Editor: Ferris Gilli
Associate Editor: Paul MacNeil
Associate Editor: Scott Mason
Associate Editor: Billie Wilson
Technical Note
This volume is a 2024 reproduction of an issue from 2012 and may contain errors of transcription or typography. For current information about the journal and staff, and more recent issues, please visit our main page.