~ Early Web Links ~

Gutdonor is a hauntingly atmospheric neocities page built around fragmented, introspective prose and poetic text evoking anxiety, emotional tension, and the struggle to hold oneself together. With evocative imagery, audio, and sparse lyrical fragments, it reads like a mood-driven digital art piece or personal manifesto.

Nico's Pool Party is the creative personal site of Nico, a poet, printmaker, and organizer from Colorado Springs, featuring a fun poem randomizer alongside printmaking work and an indie web aesthetic steeped in nostalgia. Built on Neocities as part of the web revival movement, it blends personal expression with a playful pool party theme, webrings, adoptables, and a guestbook inviting visitors to connect.

The Haiku Society of America, founded in 1968, serves as the central hub for English-language haiku writing and appreciation, offering membership, contests, mentorship, and the Frogpond literary journal. Visitors can explore haiku bibliographies, HSA definitions, student competitions for grades 7-12, and archives of past issues dating back decades.

Sebastian Malloy's personal blog blends original writing, haiku, and art with candid personal reflection, anchored by a lifelong love of the typewriter. Recent posts range from playful haiku sequences to political anxiety pieces and literary musings on Popeye as a role model.

Mike Keith's ingenious constrained poem uses all 100 Scrabble tiles to construct each tercet, a remarkable feat of wordplay that bridges mathematical recreation and literary art. The poem pays homage to Georges Perec's structurally complex novel 'Life A User's Manual,' layering clever constraints within constraints in a visually striking tile-based presentation.

A site dedicated to exploring the poetry of Richard Garcia, built and maintained by Katherine Williams as a tribute to his work. Visitors can expect curated content celebrating Garcia's verse, likely including poems, imagery, and contextual material about his literary output.

Ain't Got No Press is a small poetry publisher run by Los Angeles poet and humorist Rick Lupert, specializing in uniquely themed anthologies including Jewish liturgical poetry collections like 'A Poet's Siddur' and ekphrastic verse. The site showcases their published books, features virtual publication party recordings, and accepts submissions from poets worldwide.

Batsword is a personal poetry collection featuring dozens of original poems with evocative titles like "Snow-walking," "AudioPoems," and "Planetary Passion," covering themes of nature, life, loss, and reflection. The site's author asserts full copyright over her work, suggesting a serious commitment to the craft across a wide range of subjects and moods.

Florrie's Secret Garden is a delicate, prose-rich personal corner of the web created by an early-childhood educator who writes about gentleness, flowers, memory, and the quiet beauty of everyday moments. Lyrical journal entries, a curated "currently" list, and a dreamy cottagecore aesthetic make this a genuinely atmospheric and unhurried place to wander.

73LAZE's personal site blends a gaming status log, zen philosophy readings, and original haiku poetry across dedicated sections for each interest. The haiku and zen Buddhism content takes center stage alongside a charming stream-of-consciousness update log covering everything from Dark Souls to Thich Nhat Hanh.