Haiku Workshop by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana
2017/04/20
Haiku Workshop by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana
Finally, below are the pictures and the best 30 haiku from the haiku workshop Adjei Agyei-Baah facilitated with students of the Creative Writing Class of the Department of English, University of Ghana, Legon on 17th April 2017.
The workshop was co-facilitated by Ms. Celestine Nudanu, Adjei’s fellow haikuist from home who came over to render her support.
Please enjoy and share thoughts!!
1
frog on a lilypad
the longing
for a wet satisfaction
2
lights out
we find new friends
moon and stars
3
night time
my dirty deeds
blanketed by darkness
–Kofi Addo
4
driving home
a gap in the window
sneaks in the rain
–Sophia Abraham-Raveson
5
vanished stars
the thought of patching up
the holes for the rains
–Conrad Yeboah
6
after the rain—
toads croak a symphony
in tenor and bass
7
lapping waves
the moon slips
under a leaf
8
first rain
busy ants patching
their hill
–Mimi Borders
9
April morning
passing clouds slip through
the chameleon’s skin
10
class full
the simmering heat
from an unannounced quiz
–Hassan Abdulai
11
wild winds
bowing and breaking branches—
my resilience fails
12
still dawn
after the muezzin’s call
the bellow of a bull
–Andy Martei
13
cold night
passing clouds drape
and undrape the moon
–Hakeem Adam
14
my I-phone
freezes my heart
as it drops down
15
whatsapp—
enough of emoji
naught of emotion
–Sarfo Kantanka Julian
16
the cock crows
the c*ck grows
morning has come again
17
pouring rain
drifting me along into
your ocean of bliss
–Ekar Patrick Y. Y.
18
rough road—
not again
with my best shoe
19
tears…
my outlet
even the skies understand
20
scorching sun
but shirt still wet
isn’t it ironic?
21
wakeup call
a bird perching at the edge
of my dream
–Frances Nutchful
22
sunflower meadow
with a blue sky setting
what more can the poet ask for?
23
home from fruit shop
a drop apple rolls
to the feet of waiting lover
–Henry Bolster
24
jittery mother hen
moving back and forth
chick in gutter
25
moon—
settling on the last giggle
of the day
26
perching birds on tree
one takes off
and tows the rest
–Dyla MacQuaye
27
flowing river
dripping songs
into my soul
28
the caterpillar
ends its journey–
a butterfly
–Sandy Bashee
FACILITATORS HAIKU
29
searching for a birdsong
in the tree
a splash of shit
–Adjei Agyei-Baah
30
patching up
the crack in my dream
sunrise
—Celestine Nudanu
By Hidenori Hiruta
2017/04/20 at 10:34 pm
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
2017/04/21 at 10:25 am
Some great ku here!!!
2017/04/22 at 2:18 am
Dear Hieruta san,
I really enjoy reading the haikus written by the Agyei-Baah’s student’s you kindly share with us. I’ d like to get in contact with him/her ? vía mail ( could you contact me with him or give me his/her mail?) since
I’m interested in translating into Spanish most of the haiku to share them in a Spanish Haiku Gazette.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Professor Julia Guzmán
Córdoba, Argentina.
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2017/04/26 at 2:59 am
Impressive. Reminds me of my creative writing class in 2001, co-taught by Dr. Mawuli Adjei and Prof. Awoonor. Kudos to Adjei, for helping unearth creative tallents.
2017/08/19 at 7:39 am
Some really good offerings here. #10 made me laugh..#3 & #16 made me go “…Mmmm!!…”, #7 is a thing of beauty and #27 & #28 are my favorites. Sounds like a really good class you guys:))