These poems mimic the vertical printed form of Japanese haiku. Paloma herself values Japanese works, and reads manga, haiku, and tanka. He left many paintings accompanied by his own haiku poems. The words "haiku" and "tanka" were both coined by Shiki. This is evident in his approach to both haiku and "tanka". This is discussed in Lee Gurga's "Haiku&colon; A Poet's Guide". His works have stimulated the writing of haiku in English. He also wrote some of the earliest translations of haiku into English. Hartmann wrote some of the earliest English language haiku. His affection for painting can be seen in the painterly style of his haiku. Today Blyth is best known as a major interpreter of haiku to English speakers. He published a book of haiku in April 2010. Around this time he became interested in comic haiku. The name "Heroku" is a portmanteau of "heroic" and "haiku". A native BeOS/Haiku port has been developed.