I live in Oxfordshire and work as a gardener, linguist, musician, and writer. My poems have appeared online, in poetry magazines, in two anthologies I produced with three local writers (details at www.fourwordsmen.com ) and most recently in the anthology Places of Poetry. I won first prize in the Hesperus Books haiku competition in 2014. Charles Causley said that it … Read More

Introduction: First of all, I couldn’t ask for a better group.  Amanda’s insight for starting it, I KNOW, has been a life-saver for me. Covid has hit most people, if not all of us, hard.  The reality we all have taken from this monster is it’s here and it’s not going away anytime soon.  It has made us have to … Read More

Introduction: On THE DAILY HAIKU we offer opportunities for people to experiment with their first haiku, whilst offering support and encouragement for those who may have posted one or two. Choose a theme of your own or look through the file of themes we have had so far, (attached here).  Post below in comments, add photos, maybe even add an … Read More

I wanted to share a creative writing workshop I run with diverse groups including people who have never written before and those already writing – Are you a TREE or a LEAF? referenced in my first blog post here. It ends with a haiku and was the inspiration, together with photography and art workshops as routes into writing, that encouraged … Read More

Introduction: Hi, my name is Amanda White. I’m a writer and  creative practitioner who works  in community, healthcare, education and corporate settings. I set up THE DAILY HAIKU as a FB group in March 2020 at the start of UK Lockdown. My aim: to offer an accessible, fun and engaging daily creative activity where people could connect. Understanding the wellbeing … Read More