Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Minoru KONO （幸野稔）, Professor Emeritus, Akita University, is a tanka poet. His tanka was exhibited at the AIU Festival 2010 held on October 10-11 at Akita International University（国際教養大学）. Emeritus Professor KONO says in his brief bio as follows: Biodata about KONO Minoru In my high school and university days, I secretly … Continue reading Tanka by Minoru KONO in Japan (1)
On Aril 25, 2010, I received a comment from Tad Wojnicki in Taiwan. Dear Hiruta-San: I'm a Californian living/haikuing in Taiwan. I've just spotted your site /thx to haijinx/. Impressive! Loads and loads of love here. Thanks from all. I'd like to participate in yr International Spring Festival. Plz, send some info my … Continue reading Haiku by Tad Wojnicki in Taiwan (Part 2)
In the posting this time, I take up AIU Festival 2010 held on October 10-11 at Akita International University（国際教養大学）and the haiku presentation by students at the AIU class of Japanese literature. AIU Festival 2010 (Part 3) The theme is shown in the following photos: Here is a photo … Continue reading Haiku by Students at AIU (7)
In the posting this time, I take up AIU Festival 2010 held on October 10-11 at Akita International University（国際教養大学）and the haiku presentation by students at the AIU class of Japanese literature. AIU Festival 2010 (Part 2) The theme is shown in the following photos: Here is a photo … Continue reading Haiku by Students at AIU (Part 6)
Dr. Akito Arima （有馬朗人）is President of the Haiku International Association (HIA)（国際俳句交流協会）(http://www.haiku-hia.com), a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting haiku globally. Dr. Arima also leads the haiku group Ten’I (Providence)（天為）(http://haikunet.info). On December 2, I received HAIKU INTERNATIONAL NO.91 published on November 30, 2010. In the magazine they reported the results of the 12th … Continue reading Haiku at the 12th HIA Haiku Contest (2010): the Results
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