Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (2)

On October 9 and 10, 2011, AIU Festival was held at Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The festival, whose theme is HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！～, had 3 Philosophies : Academic（学問）, Culture（文化）, and Entertainment（楽しさ）. The AIU students enjoyed the festivals in their own ways. Some of them enjoyed talking with the AIU President, Dr. Mineo … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (2) →

Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (1)

On October 9 and 10, 2011, AIU Festival was held at Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The festival, whose theme is HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！～, had 3 Philosophies : Academic（学問）, Culture（文化）, and Entertainment（楽しさ）. The opening speech was made by the AIU President. Dr. Mineo Nakajima（中嶋嶺雄学長） The AIU students enjoyed the festival … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (1) →

3.11 Haiku from Vera Primorac, Croatia

On October 26, 2011, I received an e-mail from Ms. Vera Primorac, Croatia. She says as follows: Dear Sir Hiruta, Dear Friends, Japan is in my heart. This is my poetry for Japan and its future. Vera Primorac, Croatia First of all, let me introduce Ms. Vera Primorac through her … Continue reading 3.11 Haiku from Vera Primorac, Croatia →

3.11 Haiku from Vasile Moldovan, Romania (2)

On June 30, Ms. Patricia Lidia, a haiku friend in Romania, kindly sent me haiku donated by Mr. Vasile Moldovan. First of all, let me introduce Mr. Moldovan briefly. Vasile Moldovan, born in a Transylvanian village in 1949, is co-founder (1991) and chairman (2001- 2009) of the Romanian Haiku Society. He has published five haiku … Continue reading 3.11 Haiku from Vasile Moldovan, Romania (2) →