Haiku in Action Anthology
The Nick Virgilio Writers House Anthology, Volume 2, is being published in November of 2021! Our launch party is hosted by Moonstone Arts Center at Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) at 7pm on Wednesday, November 3rd. This collection of contemporary poems from around the world includes hundreds of haiku in its various forms, from the traditional style to senryu, monoku, and more. The anthology is perfect for lovers of haiku who want to read poems focusing on the events of 2020 from an international and diverse range of both established and emerging poets. More than just a collection of poems, this book also features haiku categories, writing prompts, essays from the NVHA staff, and an extensive lesson on haiku writing from renowned teacher, Tom Painting. Pre-order now so that you can be one of the first to receive this important anthology!
2020 Haiku in Action Poets
Sam Reddick, Antony Terence, Jared R. Levine, Cris Eck, Henry A. Brann, Ken O'Kane, Alan Bern, Erin C. Castaldi, Tonmoi D. Kashyap, Dane Ince, Nikolay Grankin, Penny Harter, Jonathan A Shipley, Miriam A Sagan, Jolin Chan, Erica Abbott, Mihai M Moldoveanu, Jim G. Landwehr, Gregory T. Miller, Alan S. Bridges, Pamela A. Babusci, Gordon S. Gearhart, Christina Chin, Amber J. McGuigan, Anna McGuigan, Ingrid Luo, Robin Anna Smith, Nicky Gutierrez, Veronika Zora Novak, Amy Losak, Abha, Das Sarma, Richa Sharma, Carlos A. Pittella, Kanchan Chatterjee, Jillian M. Smith, Kala Ramesh, Shoshauna Shy, Melanie Moyer, David P. Siegel, Rami Obeid, Jason Love, Ridwan Simjee, RP Verlaine, Gage C. Talleur, Michael Morell, Noe M Lee, Liam Natland, Lori A. Minor, Hana H. Mariappa, Clifford N. Rames, Chad Lee Robinson, Deborah P. Kolodji, Bakhtiyar Amini, Christian Hayden, Katherine L. Zeng, Gabe McNeill, Marilyn Ashbaugh, M. R. Defibaugh, Pippa Phillips, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Dorna Hainds, Reagan R. Smith, Bill D. Johnston, David Watts, Sophia Chen, Mark Gilbert, Riya A. Chaturvedi, Mel Goldberg, Alexandra R. Montgomery, Sari N. Grandstaff, Star Anderson, Michael Henry Lee, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Pand Maseeh, B.A. France, Kon Markogiannis, John Hawkhead, Bailey Johnson, Megan Vahdat, Max Tu, Mary Jo Balisteri, Pat McDermott, Tiffany Shaw-Diaz, Lio Balossi, Tracy Davidson, Chris Cocca, Christopher Peys, Alan Summers, Jackie Chou, Cole L. Eubanks, Tom Bierovic, Jacquie Pearce
2020-2021 Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Student Haiku and Senryu Competition Winners
Aida Pardo, Gabby Short, Amiya Bhattacharrya, Ustat Sethi, Oshadha Perera, Angelina Georgacopoulos, Sahil Gandhi, Gabe Jones, Julia Kwon, Catherine Dwyer, Gus Critz, Andrew Reveno, Spencer Hollberg, Lucas Tangpricha, Lilly Margolis, James Propst.
