Haiku Toolkit Resources
books
Books - HOW TO
Writing and Enjoying Haiku by Jane Reichhold
Haiku-the sacred art by Margaret D. McGee
Write Your Own Haiku (for kids) by Patricia Donegan
Haiku: A Poet’s Guide by Lee Gurga (My current FAVORITE!)
The Haiku Handbook by William J. Higginson and Penny Harter
The Wonder Code by Scott Mason (Another new favorite!)
Picture Books - WRITTEN IN HAIKU
One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste Davidson Mannis
The Cuckoo’s Haiku by Michael J Rosen
Dogku by Andrew Clements
Seeing Into Tomorrow by Richard Wright
My First Book of Haiku Poems by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen
Speciality Book/Journal
Everyday Offerings by Lea Redmond (this is the hand-shaped book I mentioned in Video 4 of the Haiku Toolkit Workshop. I purchased mine at Whole Foods, but it’s published by Chronicle Books.
Websites
Haiku North America http://www.haikunorthamerica.com
Michael Dillon Welch/Graceguts http://www.graceguts.com/home
Seabeck Haiku Getaway https://sites.google.com/site/haikunorthwest/seabeck-haiku-getaway-2020
Supplies
Writing supplies are very personal choices. These are the best for me, but your preferences might be very different. Please let me know if you love something I need to know about. I’m obsessed with pens and pencils and paper, oh my!
Journals
Leuchtturm1917 - dotted, unlined, or lined
WriteWellJournals.com
TUL Discbound Student Notebook, Letter Size, 3-Subject, Black
Leather Travel Journal - small one mentioned during Video 4 of the Haiku Toolkit. It’s from Little Mountain Bindery and I am in love with all their journals.
NOTE: Often, instead of purchasing a journal, I just punch holes in paper I love (a combination of cardstock for the covers and filler paper) and make my own with loose-leaf binder rings. Cheap and easy, and I can fancy it up with coloring and collage. Craft stores also have pre-made versions of this type of journal, too.
Markers
Color Sharpies
NOTE: Best for vibrant colors but they do bleed through regular paper. Great for index cards which is what I use for most of my playku. The line is very thin with these.
Pentel 36-Piece Fine Point Color Pen Set
NOTE: The line is much wider than the Sharpies, but the color is vibrant and they glide across the page super smooth.
NOTE: The colors in the micro-line markers are not as vibrant as Sharpies, but they do not bleed through thin paper. They write with a fine line like the Sharpies.