King River Press

01/01/2026

Yesterday on New Year's Eve we released Issue 6: trees. You can download it from our website.

Thank you to all contributors and fans. You made 2025 another amazing year for us! Although we remain very humble, we are somewhat proud but mostly glad and grateful you have all stuck with us on this journey.

Special thank you to Master Shiki as we couldn't have dreamed this without him. Also thank you to Lorraine Haig from historic Richmond Tasmania for your cute swift parrot ku who found its tipsy way onto our back cover!

民句 folk ku Issue 6: trees showcases 30+ verses from Master Shiki & 200+ special folk memories from contributors around the world; this time we added an extra 5 countries to our growing list – Belgium, Czech Republic, Iran, Pakistan and Singapore. Huge thank you and congrats to our talented folk-kuers from 25 countries and territories.

Thank you to Mili (Instagram) in Melbourne, Australia. Another humble one but I will reveal that we now have an award winning artist/designer on team folk ku.

Have a great New Year and a super duper 2026 xo

https://kingriverpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/folk-ku-issue-6-trees-nov_dec-2025-pdf-edition.pdf

12/12/2025

Thanks for your lovely ku, Jake! We are based between London & Melbourne, Australia now after my dad passed away in Tasmania a couple of years ago xo Thanks for appreciating what we do!

28/08/2025

28/08/2025

⚡️NEWS FLASH⚡️
Nov/Dec 2025 Issue 6: OPENS Sept 25 – CLOSES October 15 (note change to submission window)🌳The theme is🌴trees 🎋
Image: Yuzen cut-velvet, riverbank probably at Arashimaya: Khalili Collections
https://kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-submission-guidelines/

13/07/2025

Haiku July, Day 10

13/07/2025

Haiku July, Day 4

13/07/2025

Join us for our talk on 23 July to discover the remarkable story of the Satsuma students, a group of students sent secretly from Japan to Britain in 1865.

They travelled to the UK to learn about British law, literature, science and mathematics. Their experiences played a vital role in the Meiji Restoration and the modernization of Japan.

Explore the historical background of the students and the legacy of their journey in this talk, led by Yoshimitsu Shōji, an expert on the foreign relations of the Satsuma domain.

The event will take place on 23 July 2025, 18:30 - 19:30. Book your free ticket here: https://bit.ly/3TkRyN1
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Image: Eight of the Satsuma Students in London, 2 August 1865
Back row (left - right): Hatakeyama Yoshinari, Takami Yaichi, Murahashi Hisanari, Tōgō Ainoshin, Nagoya Tokinari
Front row (left - right): Mori Arinori, Matsumura Junzō, Nakamura Hakuai

Courtesy of Kagoshima Prefectural Library

10/07/2025

I've been really busy the past 9 months becoming a City of Westminster Guide! I'll be taking groups on micro poetry writing tours about Westminster later on in the year. Had the best tutor, mentors and cohort one could ever wish for. Thanks to all the contributors of folk ku journal for your patience with me whilst I was very caught up in this very demanding course. xo Jodie