European cultural life moves to Vilnius. With amazing light and fire show Vilnius welcomed the title of European capital of culture.
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Newest haiku

  • Vilnius alive
    a child is born
    history meets future
    Sender:
    Geert Snaet
  • The fever of my love...
    I try to assuage it
    in the Vilnia waters
    Sender:
    Vasile Moldovan
  • Two irises so much alive...
    yours eyes Julietta gazing at
    the Romeo's parents
    Sender:
    Vasile Moldovan
  • In a frosty day...
    feeling the whole worm of
    my northern neighbor
    Sender:
    Vasile Moldovan
  • 100 white cranes
    stretching Lithuanian blue till
    the Southern Europe
    Sender:
    Vasile Moldovan
  • Užupis morning
    Locked in sight
    Won‘t give it back.
    Sender:
    Renata V.
  • I will walk a narrow street
    Back and forth.
    The pain is over...
    Sender:
    Lukas Bakūnas
  • The Train is Rolling Back!
    Close Your Eyes...
    And Fly Away!
    Sender:
    Gediminas C.
  • rosso passione
    è la notte di Vilnius
    per chi è vivo
    Sender:
    Federica Fiorenza

News

"Haiku for Vilnius" book just published

January 12, 2009
After almost two years best haiku were selected and just published in one book. 201 author is featured in the book which is distributed for free.
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"Haiku to Vilnius" - new way to express yourself

August 16, 2008
Initiated by Public Institution "Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009", project "Haiku to Vilnius" invites everybody to write poems dedicated to Vilnius.
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For haiku about Vilnius – attention from Italy

January 28, 2008
“Haiku for Vilnius” is a project not only for city. News about project is spreading worldwide. Looks like “Haiku for Vilnius” is especially popular in Italy.
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Haiku to Vilnius received tercets by Kazys Bradūnas

October 1, 2007
A few days ago the organisers of Haiku to Vilnius were again astonished. Right before the weekend a woman knocked on the door and brought a sheet of paper full of haiku. Hard to believe but it came from the Lithuanian poet in his 80s Kazys Bradūnas.
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Your haiku want's to be written

September 27, 2007
Do not snooze – just a couple of days more while you can still surprise the project board with your literary abilities and win the prize of the month! You can try to become the winner in September until the very last day of the month.
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Haiku to Vilnius from eleven youngsters from Japan

September 13, 2007
This week Vilnius was visited by the good will mission of the Japanese youth. During the visit eleven young people from various cities of Japan were introduced to the programme for Vilnius as Europe's capital of culture 2009, took interest in youth projects and created haiku to Vilnius.
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