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Our journal is called Blithe Spirit, a name suggested by our first
President, James Kirkup, as a tribute to the great British haiku scholar, R H Blyth, to imply the spirit in
which we hope to go about our art, and to suggest that haiku belongs in the poetry world, with a gentle nod
towards Shelley's skylark.
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Each quarterly issue is normally of 64 pages and contains original poems, a
diversity of statements about the writing and appreciation of haiku and related forms, book reviews, letters
to the editor, and announcements of the winners of major awards, including the Museum of Haiku Literature
Award (£50) for the haiku voted best in the previous issue.
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Cover dates are March, June, September and December, to some extent reflecting
the season just ended, i.e. the March issue contains a section of winter haiku, etc.
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Our editorial policy is to encourage new writing, value a diversity of approaches
to haiku, and promote excellence. Members enjoy no automatic right to publication, however. Blithe
Spirit is principally a membership magazine, but non-members may be invited to contribute as featured
writers.
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The current Editor of Blithe Spirit is Mark Rutter. Submissions
from members only should be sent to Mark at flyingsaucers at btinternet dot com (as usual, you will
need to translate that into a valid e-mail address before use). All submissions should be original work, not previously
published or under consideration elsewhere. Send a stamped self-addressed envelope or one IRC if you wish for a reply.
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To view a selection of content from recent issues of Blithe Spirit,
including both 'free-form' and strict 5-7-5 syllable haiku and senryu, tanka, haibun, renku and interesting
essays, please click here for Vol. 18 No. 1 (Mar 2008) and
here for Vol. 18 No. 2 (Jun 2008).
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To view an Index of all the articles, signifiicant comments, reviews and other 'longish'
contributions to Blithe Spirit throughout its existence, please click
here.
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