Haiku North America History
September 24–28, 2025
Holiday Inn, San Francisco
June 28–July 2, 2023
Netherland Plaza Hotel and Mercantile Library, Cincinnati, Ohio
October 14–17, 2021
On Zoom, hosted by Victoria, British Columbia
August 7–11, 2019
Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
September 13–17, 2017
Hotel Santa Fe, Hacienda & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico
October 14–18, 2015
Union College, Schenectady, New York
August 14–18, 2013
Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
August 3–7, 2011
Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington
August 5–9, 2009
National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
August 15–19, 2007
Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
September 21–25, 2005
Fort Worden Conference Center, Port Townsend, Washington
June 26–29, 2003
Dalton School, New York, New York
June 28–July 1, 2001
Boston Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts
July 8–11, 1999
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (near Chicago)
July 24–27, 1997
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
July 13–15, 1995
Ryerson Polytechnic, Toronto, Ontario
July 15–18, 1993
Las Positas College, Livermore, California
August 23–25, 1991
Las Positas College, Livermore, California (near San Francisco)
Holiday Inn, San Francisco
- Directors: Susan Antolin, Fay Aoyagi, Garry Gay, David Grayson, Patricia Machmiller, Agnes Eva Savich, and Michael Dylan Welch
- Theme: Discover
- Higginson Lecture: [to be announced]
- Anthology [title to be announced], Michael Dylan Welch and Chuck Brickley, editors
June 28–July 2, 2023
Netherland Plaza Hotel and Mercantile Library, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Program Committee: Jennifer Hambrick, Nicky Gutierrez, and Elliot Nicely
- Local Arrangements Committee: Patti Niehoff and Buck Niehoff
- Theme: City and Soil
- Higginson Lecture: Tim Green
- Earthworks, Michael Dylan Welch and Julie Schwerin, editors. John E. Hancock, photographs. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2023, 64 pages, 129 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-43-5; order from Amazon
October 14–17, 2021
On Zoom, hosted by Victoria, British Columbia
- Directors: Terry Ann Carter and Lynne Jambor
- Theme: Ma / Space / L’espace
- Higginson Lecture: Janine Beichman
- Salmon Drum, Michael Dylan Welch, editor
August 7–11, 2019
Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Directors: Bob Moyer, Dave Russo, Lenard D. Moore, Crystal Simone Smith
- Theme: Haiku in the World: Dissolving Walls, Building Community
- Higginson Lecture: Jay Friedenberg
- Sitting in the Sun, Michael Dylan Welch and Crystal Simone Smith, editors. Kate MacQueen, artwork. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2019, 64 pages, 94 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-40-4; order from Amazon
September 13–17, 2017
Hotel Santa Fe, Hacienda & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Directors: Charles Trumbull, Sondra J. Byrnes, Cynthia Henderson, Scott Wiggerman, and Miriam Sagan
- Theme: Earthtones
- Higginson Lecture: Teruko Kumei
- Earthsigns, Michael Dylan Welch and Scott Wiggerman, editors. Lidia Rozmus, illustrations. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2017, 84 pages, 183 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-38-1; order from Amazon
October 14–18, 2015
Union College, Schenectady, New York
- Directors: Hilary Tann, John Stevenson, Yu Chang, Tom Clausen, and David Giacalone
- Theme: Autumn Term
- Higginson Lecture: Randy Brooks
- Fire in the Treetops: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Haiku North America, Michael Dylan Welch and Scott Mason, editors. Christopher Patchel, artwork. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2015, 416 pages, 1,053 poems by more than 500 poets, ISBN 978-1-878798-37-4; order from Amazon
August 14–18, 2013
Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
- Directors: Debbie P Kolodji and Naia
- Theme: Intervals
- Higginson Lecture: Charles Trumbull
- Close to the Wind, Michael Dylan Welch and William Hart, editors. Naia, illustrations. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2013, 52 pages, 97 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-35-0; order from Amazon
August 3–7, 2011
Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington
- Directors: Michael Dylan Welch, Tanya McDonald, and Angela Terry
- Theme: Fifty Years of Haiku
- Higginson Lecture: Richard Gilbert (inaugural Higginson Lecture, named in honour of William J. Higginson)
- Standing Still, Michael Dylan Welch and Ruth Yarrow, editors. Dejah Léger, illustrations. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2011, 36 pages, 74 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-32-9
August 5–9, 2009
National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Directors: Terry Ann Carter, Guy Simser, and Claudia Radmore
- Theme: Crosscurrents
- Into Our Words, Michael Dylan Welch and Grant D. Savage, editors. Peter Vernon Quenter, artwork. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2009, 40 pages, 90 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-30-5
August 15–19, 2007
Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Directors: Dave Russo, Lenard D. Moore, and Bob Moyer
- Theme: 100 Bridges
- Dandelion Wind, Michael Dylan Welch and Lenard D. Moore, editors. Kate MacQueen, illustrations. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2008, 36 pages, 71 poets (one poem each), ISBN 978-1-878798-29-9
September 21–25, 2005
Fort Worden Conference Center, Port Townsend, Washington
- Directors: Michael Dylan Welch, Christopher Herold, Carol O’Dell, and Doris Thurston
- Tracing the Fern, Michael Dylan Welch and Billie Wilson, editors. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2005, 40 pages, 67 poets (two poems each), ISBN 1-878798-28-6
June 26–29, 2003
Dalton School, New York, New York
- Directors: Pamela Miller Ness, Stanford M. Forrester, Brenda Gannam, Tom Painting, and John Stevenson
- Brocade of Leaves, Michael Dylan Welch and Yu Chang, editors. Press Here, Sammamish, Washington, 2003, 32 pages, 85 poets (one poem each), ISBN 1-878798-27-8
June 28–July 1, 2001
Boston Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts
- Directors: Raffael de Gruttola, Judson Evans, and Karen Klein
- Theme: Haiku and Beyond
- Paperclips, Michael Dylan Welch, Carol Purington, and Larry Kimmel, editors. Karen Klein, ink brush drawings. Press Here, Foster City, California, 2001, 40 pages, 97 poets (one poem each) plus five poems from a children’s haiku contest, ISBN 1-878798-24-3
July 8–11, 1999
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (near Chicago)
- Directors: Charles Trumbull, Sara Brant, Joseph Kirschner, and Lidia Rozmus
- Theme: Looking East, Looking West
- Too Busy for Spring, Michael Dylan Welch and Lee Gurga, editors. Lidia Rozmus, cover illustration. Press Here, Foster City, California, 1999, 36 pages, 91 poets (one poem each), ISBN 1-878798-19-7
July 24–27, 1997
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
- Directors: Ce Rosenow, Margaret Chula, and Cherie Hunter Day
- Theme: Innovation
- Shades of Green, Michael Dylan Welch, editor. Cherie Hunter Day, illustration. Press Here, Foster City, California, 1997, 24 pages, 63 poets (one poem each), ISBN 1-878798-18-9
July 13–15, 1995
Ryerson Polytechnic, Toronto, Ontario
- Directors: Keith Southard, Marshall Hryciuk, and George Swede
- Northern Lights, Michael Dylan Welch, editor, Press Here, Foster City, California, 1995, 24 pages, 50 poems by 29 poets, ISBN 1-878798-13-8
July 15–18, 1993
Las Positas College, Livermore, California
- Directors: Garry Gay, Michael Dylan Welch, Jerry Ball, David Wright, Ebba Story, and Marianne Monaco
- The Shortest Distance, Ebba Story and Michael Dylan Welch, editors. Cover photograph by Garry Gay. Press Here, Foster City, California, 1993, 20 pages, 51 poets (one poem each), ISBN 1-878798-11-1
August 23–25, 1991
Las Positas College, Livermore, California (near San Francisco)
- Directors: Garry Gay, Michael Dylan Welch, Jerry Ball, David Wright, Christopher Herold, and Paul O. Williams
- Harvest, Michael Dylan Welch, editor. Press Here, Foster City, California, 1991, 20 pages, 52 poets (one poem each), ISBN 1-878798-05-7
