British Haiku Society

[3] In 2009, the then president of the society, Annie Bachini,[4] complained about the quality of haiku being submitted to a haiku string competition where the winning entries, which were flashed on a screen at London King's Cross railway station, were judged by Yoko Ono and Jackie Kay.

[6] The journal of the BHS is Blithe Spirit, which was named in honour of Reginald Horace Blyth and is currently edited by Iliyana Stoyanova.

[12] Contributors to Blithe Spirit have included the late Raymond Roseliep, American haiku poet and publisher Jim Kacian, American haiku poets Cor van den Heuvel and Michael Dylan Welch, British haiku poet Roger Watson and Ulster poet Maeve O'Sullivan.

[13][14][15] The BHS also produce a newsletter The Brief[16] edited by David Bingham.

[19] The role of the BHS in the development of haiku in the UK has been recognised by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR) who sponsor the annual IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award.