Category: Haiga

Haiku Collection! “PETALS” by Nada Jačmenica in Croatia

Nada Jačmenica is a haiku poet in Croatia, who participated in the World Haiku Series 2019. Her haiku appeared on the website of the Akita International Haiku Network with the title “World Haiku Series 2019 (129) Haiku by Nada Jačmenica.” Please check it out on the site below. https://akitahaiku.com/2020/06/04/ Here is a short bio. Nada … Continue reading Haiku Collection! “PETALS” by Nada Jačmenica in Croatia →

Photo-haiku by Christina Chin and Randall Vemer

Collaborative Photo-haiku by Christina Chin and Randall Vemer The photographs by Randall Vemer 1 autumn sidewalk in the cement cracks  wild pansies 秋の歩道 セメントの割れ目に 野生のパンジー 2 scent of sage  the ring  of a raucous  Common Murre  from a narrow ledge セージの香り 輪 耳障りな ウミガラスの 狭い尾根から 3 crisp biking morning  the way vernus crocuses  greet me さわやかなサイクリングの朝 ヴェルヌス・クロッカスの仕方 … Continue reading Photo-haiku by Christina Chin and Randall Vemer →

Haiga by Christina Chin 

Haiga by Christina Chin 1 a sprinkling  of dew from the canopy cicadas cry 散布 天蓋からの露 蝉の鳴き声2 intoxicating the drunken sailor in full bloom  酔わせている 酔った船乗り 満開3 deep and seductive  the tantalising fragrance  of Don Juan  深くて魅惑的 気をもませる香り ドンファンの4 a butterfly  on the ivory silk  lilac fragrance  ~ Cantos蝶 アイボリーのシルクに ライラックの香り5 moth wings  raising the … Continue reading Haiga by Christina Chin  →

World Haiku Series 2020 (12) Haiku by Christina Chin

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 →

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 →

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** →

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 →