Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
On June 28, Patricia Lidia, a haikuist friend of mine in Romania, sent me haiku and haiga by her colleagues as well as by herself. folding a map – the oceans and a cherry tree no borders Patricia Lidia 地図を折りたたむ― 大洋と桜には 境界がない Fragila Genovel- Florentin contributed haiga with haiku. … Continue reading Haiku about the Great East Japan Earthquake (13)
On June 1, 2011, I received the following e-mail from Ms. Marrina Tseng, a student in Taiwan. Dear Mr. Hidenori Hiruta, I am recording the tsunami in haiku. Although I realize this is a heartbreaking haiku, I would like to express a sad feeling deeply for the historical tsunami. Could you give me any … Continue reading Haiku about the Great East Japan Earthquake (12)
On July 14, 2011, Ms. Hana Fujimoto （藤本はな）, a leading staff at HIA, sent me an e-mail, saying that the Haiku International Association(HIA)（国際俳句交流協会）, whose president is Dr. Akito Arima (会長有馬朗人), has featured the article 3.11 Haiku in their homepage at http://www.haiku-hia.com . They feature the news about Haiku for Kibo sent by Haiku Society of Italy, … Continue reading News from HIA : 3.11. Haiku
On March 14, 2011, Victor Gendrano, a haikuist friend of mine in USA, contributed his haiga with his haiku to me. world in grief 悲嘆の世界 prayers of hope 希望の祈り ascend 湧き上がる -- Victor Gendrano (Lakewood, CA, USA) Victor says in his comment on this haiga: The poem in this haiga is in Mainichi's Tsunami poetry archive … Continue reading Haiku about the Great East Japan Earthquake (11)
On March 13, 2011, Gillena Cox, a haikuist friend of mine, in Trinidad and Tobago, kindly contributed a photo with haiku to me, giving us her thoughts and prayers after the March 11 earthquake and its tsunami : Japanese and other affected areas my thoughts and prayers are with you. Morning blue sky … Continue reading Haiku about the Great East Japan Earthquake (10)
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