- The German Haiku-Society was founded in 1988. Its initiators were scholars, authors and the first German Master of Renga, Professor Carl Heinz Kurz from
Göttingen and Margret Buerschaper MA from Vechta. Seven more friends of short poetry
joined the foundation meeting.
- Most of the members
of the German Haiku Society come from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Some Haiku friends
are from Croatia, France, Italy, Israel, Netherlands, the USA and Japan. The membership waver between 210 and 230.
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- The GHS publishes
a seasonal magazine (Vierteljahresschrift/VJS), anthologies, special editions, ( e.g. an
edition to the tenth anniversary of the German Haiku Society) and calendars. All two years, at Whit Sun, a congress takes place about short poetry. All member may attend the
lectures and readings or join the workshops, an Ikebana presentation and Haiku walking tours. Some members of the GHS combine in regional working pools: Haiku group Frankfurt/M (Leading: Erika
Schwalm), Haiku group Magdeburg/Schönebeck (Leading: Wolfgang Dobberitz), Haiku group Halle/Saale (Leading: Christa Beau), Haiku group Ahlen(Leading: Elke Rehkemper).
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- Addresses:
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- Deutsche Haiku-Gesellschaft e.V., c/o Georges Hartmann (Treasurer),
Saalburgallee 39-41, D- 60385 Frankfurt am Main
- President of GSH : Martin Berner, Falkenstr.
116, D-60487 Frankfurt/Main, email: haikugesellschaft@arcor.de
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