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The Journal of the Short Poem
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Explore this page to learn more about Tundra: The Journal of the Short Poem. You'll find descriptions of recent issues, as well as subscription and submission information, plus links to reviews of the journal and more. We welcome new subscriptions and orders of single copies. Tundra seeks submissions of primarily objective and imagistic short poems of 13 or fewer lines. If you have questions, please e-mail Michael Dylan Welch at WelchM@aol.com.
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Tundra #2
The second issue of Tundra, edited by Michael Dylan Welch, is 128 pages, perfectbound, 6 by 9 inches. This issue contains correspondence on haiku by Robert Bly and Cor van den Heuvel, introduced by Michael Welch, and has Ted Kooser as featured poet, introduced by Lee Gurga, plus haiku by Akito Arima translated by Emiko Miyashita and Lee Gurga. Other highlights include a limerick cycle by Max Gutmann on the complete dramatic works by Shakespeare, a haibun (prose with haiku) by Michael McClintock, and a book review by Cor van den Heuvel on three prominent haiku books. Garry Gay provided the cover photograph.
Contributors to Tundra #2 include Francisco X. Alarcon, Joan Baranow, Art Beck, Tom Clausen, David Cobb, Ion Codrescu, Ruth Daigon, Diane di Prima, Jack Foley, Garry Gay, Dana Gioia, LeRoy Gorman, Jonathan Greene, Penny Harter, H. L. Hix, Gary Hotham, Gerald Locklin, Leza Lowitz, Martin Lucas, Stefanie Marlis, Samuel Menashe, Pamela Miller Ness, Dale Pendell, Alan Pizzarelli, Charles Rossiter, Miriam Sagan, Steve Sanfield, Barry Spacks, Robert Spiess, John Stevenson, Robert Sward, Susan Terris, Mike Tuggle, Ken Waldman, Ruth Yarrow, and many more (nearly 150 contributors).
Tundra #1
Tundra #1 is also available, and contains an article by Dana Gioia on featured poet Samuel Menashe, an interview by Catherine J. Kordich and Michael Dylan Welch with Imagist poet and novelist Janet Lewis (author of The Wife of Martin Guerre), an article by Hiroaki Sato on Japanese haiku master Seisensui along with 32 translations, a book review and haibun, and a variety of haiku, senryu, tanka, and other short poetry. Contributors to issue #1 include John Brandi, Randy M. Brooks, Doc Dachtler, Dick Davis, Tom Disch, Dee Evetts, Garry Gay, Lee Gurga, Jane Hirshfield, H. L. Hix, Gary Hotham, Ted Kooser, Richard Kostelanetz, Leza Lowitz, H. F. Noyes, Alan Pizzarelli, Gabriel Rosenstock, Steve Sanfield, Robert Spiess, Cor van den Heuvel, Paul O. Williams, and Virginia Brady Young (among dozens of others).
Submissions
Submissions of unpublished short poems (13 or fewer lines strongly preferred, especially haiku, senryu, and tanka) are welcome at the address below. Please send about three to ten poems at a time (up to ten only if they are very short, such as with haiku), with your name and address on each sheet, and always include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply. E-mail submissions are also welcome at WelchM@aol.com (please also include your name and snail-mail address with every e-mail submission). For e-mail submissions, please type or copy and paste directly into the message (no attached files, please). Contributors receive one free copy of the issue containing their work. Rights revert to authors upon publication, although the editor reserves the right to republish published work in possible future anthologies or on the Tundra Web site. Please help support Tundra with your subscriptions, contributions, and submissions. Order a sample copy or subscribe today!
Subscriptions
A three-issue subscription is available for $21.00 in the United States, $24.00 in Canada, and $28.00 elsewhere. Single copies of Tundra are also available for $9.00 each postpaid in the United States, $10.00 in Canada, and $12.00 elsewhere. Please make checks or money orders payable in U.S. funds to "Michael D. Welch," and send it to the following address:
Michael Dylan Welch
Tundra Editor
22230 NE 28th Place
Sammamish, WA 98074-6408 USA
Tundra's goal is to be the journal of short poetry in North America, and seeks to integrate haiku with mainstream poetry without diluting the distinctive aesthetics of English-language haiku and related Japanese genres.
Reviews of Tundra
If you'd like to see the cover of the first issue of Tundra, as well as read or hear a few sample poems, or read reviews of issue #1 or #2, please visit the following Web pages (please note that part of the third site requires MP3 capability):
More Information on Haiku and Tanka
Tundra publishes many haiku and tanka, among other genres of poetry. For more information on haiku and tanka, please visit the following sites:
"Becoming a Haiku Poet"
Haiku Society of America
Tanka Society of America
Haiku Northwest
Open Directory Portal Site for Haiku and Related Poetry
"Open Window" (Haiku and Photography by Michael Dylan Welch)
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