石田三成辞世420周年：the 420th Anniversary of Ishida Mitsunari’s Farewell Tanka

Ishida Mitsunari （石田三成）is familiar in Akita Prefecture, Japan, as is shown in Hidenori Hiruta's e-book “HAIKU Surmounting 山上” published as (English Edition) Kindle版 through Amazon on September 9, 2019. Hiruta's haiku book has a page on a present sent from Ishida Mitsunari to Satake Yoshinobu（佐竹義宣）, the first lord of the Akita Domain. Here is a copy … Continue reading 石田三成辞世420周年：the 420th Anniversary of Ishida Mitsunari’s Farewell Tanka →

World Haiku Series 2020 (5) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

World Haiku Series 2020 (5) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy standing apart-- fresh blossom embraces closely its petals Country Roads, May 4, 2020 離れて立っている新鮮な花が抱きしめる花びらをしっかりと lockdown-- I drag my shadow away from the windowpane behind the mask: haiku in the time of Covid-19, Spring Moon Press, 2020 封鎖 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (5) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy →

World Haiku Series 2020 (4) Haiku by an’ya

World Haiku Series 2020 (4) Haiku by an'ya crescent moon at rest in the arms of a full moon 三日月腕の中で休息満月の motionless sky twilit limbs release a bald eagle 動かない空薄明かりの手が解き放す白頭ワシを ascending with its most noble prize – common crow 上昇最も見事なほうびを持ってー普通のカラス … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (4) Haiku by an’ya →

World Haiku Series 2020 (3) Haiku by Angiola Inglese

World Haiku Series 2020 (3) Haiku by Angiola Inglese isolation- sixty-four spaces on the chessboard The Heron Nest Volume XXII, Number 3: September 2020 隔離 64スペースチェス盤に cicada song - deep roots of the bindweed THE ZEN SPACE - JUL 01 2020 蝉の鳴き声深い根ヒルガオの half bloom of … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (3) Haiku by Angiola Inglese →

稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (40)

2020年12月短歌 December 2020, Tanka All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美里佳 1. 光吸ふ琥珀ちりかふ万華鏡君と我との一体変化 a kaleidoscope sucking light and scattering amber… it’s you and I transforming into one 2. たまよする松はかはらず常盤なれ有尽の身のいろ秋にさめゆき though … Continue reading 稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (40) →

World Haiku Series 2020 (2) Haiku by Adam Wahlfeldt

World Haiku Series 2020 (2) Haiku by Adam Wahlfeldt spring moon singing her first lullaby as a grandmother 春の月初めての子守唄を歌っている祖母として day after sermon slowly darkening the rose petals 説教の翌日ゆっくりと暮れていくバラの花びら a summer rainfall as the mosquitos find my neck the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (2) Haiku by Adam Wahlfeldt →

2020 Akita International Haiku Contest RESULTS!

2020年度秋田国際俳句コンテストの結果！ The Akita International Haiku Network is pleased to announce the winners of the 9th Annual Akita International Haiku Contests. It truly was an "international" contest, with poets from nearly 50 countries and 5 continents. In total, there were 607 haiku! We would like to thank all the judges, teachers, and haiku clubs around the globe who … Continue reading 2020 Akita International Haiku Contest RESULTS! →

第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・一般）The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—Open)

第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・一般） The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—Open) The Akita International Haiku Network is happy to announce the results of the 9th Akita International Haiku Contest. 第9 回秋田国際俳句コンテスト【英語部門・一般】の結果を発表します。 The Akita International Haiku Network received 241 haiku for the English—Open category. Poets sent their submissions from throughout Japan, and 45 other countries: Algeria, Australia, … Continue reading 第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・一般）The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—Open) →

第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・学生）The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—Student)

第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・学生） The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—Student) The Akita International Haiku Network is happy to announce the results of the 9th Akita International Haiku Contest. 第9 回秋田交際俳句コンテスト【英語部門・学生】の結果を発表します。 The Akita International Haiku Network received 195 haiku for the English—Student category. Students from elementary schools, middle schools and universities sent their submissions from all throughout … Continue reading 第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（英語部門・学生）The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—Student) →

第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（日本語部門・一般）The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section—Open)

第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（日本語部門・一般） The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section—Open) 第9 回秋田国際俳句コンテスト【日本語部門・一般】の結果を発表します。 The Akita International Haiku Network is happy to announce the results of the 9th Akita International Haiku Contest. 今年は【日本語部門・一般】において、日本、インド、イギリス、アメリカから合計で133 句の応募を受け付けました。 Poets from throughout Japan, India, the UK, and the United States submitted a total of 133 Japanese language haiku to this year’s Japanese—Open … Continue reading 第9回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果（日本語部門・一般）The Results of 9th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section—Open) →