Haiku Contest Winner Announced
Landmark Books along with Squirrel Cane Press have sponsored an annual haiku contest since 2015 open to all ages. It is popular form of poetry created in Japan and a form that lends itself well to any subject. The form has morphed into many varieties, but we have requested haiku that fit the 5/7/5 format […]
3rd Annual Haiku Contest
A haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry which became popular in the 17th century. Traditional haiku consist of 17 syllables, known as morae , arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 on, respectively. Traditional subjects involved nature and mans relation with the environment. The most well known poet to use […]
Landmark Books Has Latest From Squirrel Cane Press
Back in 1989 I had an idea that would become Squirrel Cane Press. I wanted to publish broadsides and postcards by poets whom I respected and enjoyed their work. I was in college at the time and so I didn’t really have the funds to publish much. I managed to publish a couple of postcards […]
2016 Haiku Contest Winning Poem On Sale Now!
Last year Landmark Books partnered with Squirrel Cane Press to offer our first ever Haiku contest. For those who are unsure what a haiku is, here is the definition from the Academy of American Poets: A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. We had few expectations when […]