World Haiku Series 2020 (12) Haiku by Christina Chin a kiss beside the shoji screen b u t t e r f l i e s Published in Akitsu Quarterly Journal キス 障子のそばで 蝶々 checkered light under the trellis petrea volubilis Published in Cantos 2020 多彩な光 格子の下 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (12) Haiku by Christina Chin
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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
Out now: Serow, Volume 3!
Latest edition! (click HERE for pdf)
Call for Submissions: HAIGA, PHOTO HAIKU **NEW DEADLINE**
[日本語は下です] The editors of Serow: Journal of the Akita International Haiku Network are asking for HAIGA submissions to be included in our next edition, Serow Vol. 3 due out in early summer 2020. HAIGA may be attributed to multiple people (for example poet, artist, and/or calligrapher). Please include FULL NAMES, hometowns, and email contact info for … Continue reading Call for Submissions: HAIGA, PHOTO HAIKU **NEW DEADLINE**
詩の国秋田 Akita – the Land of Poetry 2017.10 vol.9
目 次 「日露俳句コンテスト」の永続を! 武道修練道場・北士館館長 七尾宗専(武道家・俳人) 第6回日露俳句コンテスト 余話 第3回国際俳句大会 概況 「芭蕉の夢」 国際俳句交流協会会員 蛭田秀法 さらに、日露俳句コンテストに句を寄せ、日露俳句大会や国民文化祭記念・国際俳句大会に参加。また、天為秋田支部主催の吟行や句会に参加し、主宰の有馬朗人先生(国際俳句交流協会会長)や国内外の参加者と交流を深めた。 武道へのあこがれは、少年時代に父が宮本武蔵の晩年の自画像と『五輪書』を見せてくれたことから生じた。そして、中学生の頃、隣県の岩手の片田舎から柔道の名人「三船十段出現」という新聞記事を見て、武道を志すことを誓った。三船久蔵十段は「柔道の神様」とあがめられていた。 昭和33(1958)年春、中学を終えて上京、苦学の中、東京倫武館本部の道場に入門、修行に励み、13年後に師範代に昇格。その後、武道全般について学んだ。 Martial Arts Profile of Sosen Nanao (Director of the Hokushikan Dojo) Mr. Sosen Nanao was born in 1943 in the town of Futatsui, Akita … Continue reading 詩の国秋田 Akita – the Land of Poetry 2017.10 vol.9
稲美里佳の短歌:Tanka by Rika Inami (2)
More info (日本語) 羽後町ホームページ https://www.town.ugo.lg.jp/sightseeing/detail.html?id=1012&category_id=41 More info (English) Ugo Town Homepage https://www.town.ugo.lg.jp/sightseeing/detail.html?id=340 編集 蛭田秀法 Edited by Hidenori Hiruta
第3回国際俳句大会:The 3rd International Haiku Forum
The 3rd International Haiku Forum Aims: The 1st International Haiku Forum was held in celebration of the 29th National Cultural Festival in Akita 2014 at the Akita International University in Japan, October 25, 2014. As a result, cultural exchanges through haiku have spread throughout the world. The next … Continue reading 第3回国際俳句大会:The 3rd International Haiku Forum
“Afriku” by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana
On May 23, 2014, Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana, submitted his haiku for the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. leafless tree― lifting a cup of nest to the sky Adjei’s haiku was judged and selected for Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Award by Fay Aoyagi. Fay Aoyagi: A … Continue reading “Afriku” by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana
Tanka and Haiku by Bitariy Subirin in Russia
Mr. Vitaliy Svirin submitted his haiku to the Russian section of the 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. Mr. Svirin also sent his poetic works of tanka, haiku and photo haiku. He is a karate instructor, loving to play chess as a hobby. He enjoys writing tanka and haiku, studying Japanese, and publishes his tanka and … Continue reading Tanka and Haiku by Bitariy Subirin in Russia
詩の国秋田 Akita – the Land of Poetry 2016.10 vol. 8
祝「日露俳句コンテスト」5周年 秋田市長 穂 積 志 Congratulations on the 5th Anniversary of the Japan-Russia Haiku Contests Motomu Hozumi, Mayor of Akita City Let me send you my hearty congratulations on the 5th anniversary of the Japan-Russia Haiku Contests. It is also a great honour to … Continue reading 詩の国秋田 Akita – the Land of Poetry 2016.10 vol. 8