NHK ETV Special Feature HAIKU in the War
NHK ETV Special Feature
HAIKU in the midst of the ravages of the War
On November 19, 2022, from 11:00 pm to 0:00 am, NHK in Japan broadcast “HAIKU in the War” as an ETV special.
In Ukraine and Russia, which are in the midst of war, ordinary people continue to write haiku.
Capturing a moment in everyday life, they write haiku in short words. What was expressed through haiku were the collapsed daily life, death caused by the war near themselves, etc.
Program Content
from the beautiful sky
rocket flying
to us
ー by a Ukrainian poet
the special military operations
less oil
for salad
ー by a Russian poet
In Ukraine and Russia, “The Narrow Road to Oku” by Bashō was translated into Russian during the Soviet era, and Japanese haiku are sometimes taught in schools.
Both countries have earnest haiku enthusiasts.
What do people feel and think in the midst of the war, and how do they live?
We asked haiku poets to talk about their own works remotely, and listened to the “inner voices” of people in the midst of the ravages of the war.
6 Haiku Friends
14 haiku poets, who included 7 Ukrainian poets and 7 Russian ones, appeared and talked about their haiku on the program. Among them, there were 6 haiku poets who participated in the Japan-Russia Haiku Contest (organized by the Akita International Haiku / Senryu / Tanka Network) or the World Haiku Series (hosted by the Akita International Haiku Network).
We would like to introduce only one haiku of theirs.
Ukrainian Haiku Poet
Vladislava
子ら遊ぶ 紙飛行機で 防空壕
The winner of the JAL Foundation Award in the Russian Division of the 7th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest (2018)
World Haiku Series 2019 (197) Haiku by Vladislava Simonova
https://akitahaiku.com/2020/09/08/
Russian Haiku Poets
Alexey
ペイントボールの痣 長く見つめたら 別の惑星
The winner of Akita International Haiku Association President Award in the Russian Division of the 2nd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest (2013)
World Haiku Series 2019 (7) Haiku by Alexey Andreev
https://akitahaiku.com/2019/12/10/
Lev
瓶の魚 岸辺の絶景 海を乞う
Honorably-Mentioned in the Russian Division of the 6th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest (2017)
Nikolay
川 幼き日 流れに反し 雲泳ぐ
World Haiku Series 2019 (140) Haiku by Nikolay Grankin
https://akitahaiku.com/2020/06/19/
World Haiku Series 2020 (80) Haiku by Nikolay Grankin
https://akitahaiku.com/2021/08/14/
World Haiku Series 2021 (41) Haiku by Nikolay Grankin
https://akitahaiku.com/2022/03/07/
Valentina
文化キャンセル 昇る日なき地 夜に沈む
World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Valentina Dankova
https://akitahaiku.com/2020/08/19/
Vera
子ら巣立つ 窓まで届きし ライラック
World Haiku Series 2019 (87) Haiku by Vera Labrina
https://akitahaiku.com/2020/08/25/
Finally, we inform you of the date and time of the rebroadcast of this program.
November 24, 2022 (Thursday) from 0:00 am to 1:00 am.
And you will be able to watch the program until November 26, 11:59 pm.
Please check out the details on the website below.
Akita International Haiku Network 