The Shiki Monthly Kukai

SHIKI IS BACK! We have received the exciting news that the Shiki Haiku Salon is being relaunched as Shiki Haikusphere. In addition to an entirely new website, there is also a new mailing list, called "Nobo". Noboru, Shiki's birthname, serves as the inspiration for this name because, as the Shiki Team says, they are trying to get back to the basics of haiku. To subscribe, send an email tO: nobo-ctl@haiku.cc.ehime-u.ac.jp containing only the word subscribe and your name, in the format:

    subscribe lastname firstname

haikuworld is pleased to participate in the tradition of the Shiki Internet Haiku Salon's Kukai. Jennie Townsend and Gary Warner worked closely with former secretaries Pardee & Billie, and the Shiki team to affect a smooth transition. On August 9th, 2002, Hiromi Inoue sent word that they would not be continuing the Kukai, and gave his blessing to our hosting of the kukai at haikuworld. I would encourage each visitor to take time to read the five year archives of the kukai stored on the Shiki's Kukai Page.