Clark Strand
Clark Strand is a former senior editor at Tricycle. His books include Seeds From a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey and The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary, which was co-authored with his wife, Perdita Finn. He teaches the popular group “Weekly Haiku Challenges with Clark Strand” on Facebook and leads Tricycle's monthly haiku challenge, as well as the Tricycle online course, Learn to Write Haiku.
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
CultureMagazine | On Haiku, Openings
The Strawberry and the Vine
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge offers an intimate portrait of an entire species in crisis.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (December 2023)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Best of the Haiku Challenge (November 2023)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Best of the Haiku Challenge (October 2023)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Daisaku Ikeda, President of the Soka Gakkai International, Dies at 95
The Japanese Buddhist philosopher, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate died of natural causes on November 15.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (September 2023)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
CultureMagazine | On Haiku, Openings
The Snowflake Sutra
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge evokes the wisdom of a world before written language.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (August 2023)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Online Courses
Online Course
Learn to Write Haiku: Mastering the Ancient Art of Serious Play
Join Clark Strand in a six-week exploration of this accessible and profound style of poetry.
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