Haiku Imperium is an international network of haiku magazines and the home of the Haiku World Cup.
In the Haiku Imperium, haiku reigns supreme.
Haiku Imperium is part of waxpoetryart.com – the website for people who love poetry, art, photography, fiction, and plays.
Submissions are now open for the debut issue, to be published on January 15th, 2026. New issues are published on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year.
Haiku Imperium is published in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada by Florencia Bay Books. Edited and designed by Kirk Ramdath. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples.
Haiku Imperium invites poets, haiku specialists, and haiku lovers from all around the world to submit haiku to the following opportunities. Submissions are open all year, divided into three submission periods. Submissions close January 14th, May 14th, and September 14th at midnight, GMT-7, Pacific Daylight Savings Time (Vancouver).
Haiku World Cup
Every haiku published in Haiku Imperium qualifies for the Haiku World Cup.
The most-read haiku from across the world published in Haiku Imperium during the calendar year will be selected to
represent their nations in the Haiku World Cup,
shining an international spotlight on your haiku.
One haiku, representing one poet and one nation, will become the Haiku World Cup Champion. (More details coming.)
View the inaugural Poetry World Cup 2025, which is a model for the Haiku World Cup.
Haiku Format – 5 / 7 / 5
Haiku must be in the format of 17 syllables over three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively.
Haiku Imperium Submission Opportunities
Everyone on Earth can make two seperate submissions every submission period.
– A submission to Haiku Magazine;
– A second submission to the regional publication you qualify for, based on where you live.
Submissions are Competitive
Submit to both opportunities to give the best chance of success.
Regular Submissions – International
Haiku Magazine – Open to everyone.
Regular Submissions – Regional
Select the continent that includes where you live or is closest to where you live.
Haiku Africa
Haiku Asia and Oceania
Haiku Europe
Haiku South America
North America Haiku Magazine
Please send questions via email to Kirk Ramdath at info@haikuimperium.com.
Haiku Imperium is part of the waxpoetryart.com.
- Visit the Haiku Imperium Submissions page to see all opportunities.
- Visit the Haiku Imperium Library.
- This website and all contents ©Kirk Ramdath and specified artists.
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