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
The Taproot of Modern Poetry
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge offers a symbol of resilience in the face of global challenges.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (December 2022)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Best of the Haiku Challenge (November 2022)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Best of the Haiku Challenge (October 2022)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
CultureMagazine | On Haiku, Openings
Poems of Protest and Political Conscience
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge surveys the political landscape of America in 2022.
Best of the Haiku Challenge (September 2022)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Best of the Haiku Challenge (August 2022)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge
Haiku as Therapy in an Age of Uncertainty
How the fixed verse form of haiku offers us the beauty of finality in a world where things are constantly changing
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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