Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
October 2019, Tanka 2019年10月 短歌 All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美 里佳 1 あらくさの下葉深きゆ湧き出づる虫の音ジーと道貫けり * welling from the depth of wild grasses’ lower lobe … the chirping of insects’ songs through the path 2 風ゆれて黄花コスモスさはだちぬ今日の元気とシャッターをきる a gentle breeze… yellow cosmos smiling to me … I activate a camera shutter … Continue reading 稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (26)
Introduction 330 years have passed since Matsuo Bashō「松尾芭蕉, 1644–1694」visited Kisakata「象潟」on the evening of August 1, 1689. Now, the statue of Bashō is erected in the garden of Kammanji Temple「蚶満寺」in Kisakata, Nikaho City「にかほ市」, Akita Prefecture「秋田県」. If Bashō were to be here, the greatest master of haiku would be greatly surprised to find that … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 : Guidelines
Introduction More than six years have passed since “Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta (3) ” was posted on the website on February 23, 2013. These six years Hidenori Hiruta spent his time mainly on organizing the Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, holding the Haiku conference every year, or issuing the yearly pamphlet of the Akita International Haiku … Continue reading Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta (4)
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