Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
afternoon heat after the rumble of a bus more heat (World Haiku Review - Summer 2021) 午後の暑さ バスの進む音の後 増す暑さ doctor’s visit grandma’s frail fingers tighten on my wrist (brass bell: a haiku journal - November 2021) 医師の診察 おばあちゃんの虚弱な指 私の手首を締める harvest season — the tinkle of bells from a decorated ox (brass bell: a haiku journal … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (17) Haiku by Geethanjali Rajan
We are now accepting BOOK reviews for Serow, Volume 5! The book can be a collection of haiku, poetry related to haiku, other Japanese poetic forms, or general books about writing poetry. **The book you review must have been published in 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.** **We DO NOT accept reviews of other haiku journals.** … Continue reading Call for Haiku Book Reviews
1. World Haiku Review Summer 2021, Shintai Haiku, Honourable Mention: under a grape trellis along with the wine my life flows ブドウの格子垣の下で ワインと一緒に 私の人生は流れる It's mooving! my cat left me a present at the door 感動的！ 猫が私にプレゼントを残した 入り口で 2. World Haiku Review Summer 2021, Neo-classical Haiku, Zatsuei, Haiku of merit: frost alert— plum trees wearing jute … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (16) Haiku by Franjo Ordanić
On the well's wall a butterfly in the beat of the sun 井戸の壁に 蝶 太陽のビートで falling star - shoot around it the Milky way 流れ星 その周りを撃つ 天の川 summer camp - in the background flamingo birds サマーキャンプ バックグラウンドに フラミンゴ slow dancing - a leaves feel this being free ゆっくりと踊る - 葉はこれが自由だと感じる window cleaning a homeless man under … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (15) Haiku by Florin Golban
ripe quince on a dark blue platter full Moon 熟したマルメロ 紺色の大皿に 満月 it's raining so hard even the gray geese went under the canopy 雨が激しく降っている ハイイロガンでさえ キャノピーの下に行った the first frost slightly pointed facial features 初霜 少し先のとがった 顔の特徴 who is greener? They argue with the spring foliage long onion feathers... 緑色は誰？ 彼らは春の葉と議論する 長いタマネギのフェザー morning coolness just … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (14) Haiku by Elena Asch
(日本語は下です) The editors of Serow: Journal of the Akita International Haiku Network are now accepting HAIGA 俳画 submissions to be included in our next edition, Serow Vol. 5, which will be published in early spring 2022. • HAIGA may be a collaborative effort (for example a poet, an artist, and/or a calligrapher). In such cases, … Continue reading Call for HAIGA/ Photo-Haiku
Easter morning all the birds singing Savior, Savior Asahi Shimbun, April 2, 2021 イースターの朝 すべての鳥が歌う 救世主、救世主 not so happy... another New Year's Eve without her Asahi Shimbun, forthcoming それほど幸せではない 別の大晦日 彼女がいなくて suddenly there is time no more cherry blossoms is/let, March 23, 2021 いきなり その時 もう桜の花が見えない deep into autumn thinking about that moment when everything changed Best … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (13) Haiku by Ed Bremson
* heat a dog barking almost soundlessly from The 75th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest (Honorable Mentions) 暑さ 犬が吠えている ほとんど聞こえない * sound of rain the book starts with a blank page from 13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest (Selected Haiku Submissions Collection) 雨の音 本が始まる 空白のページで * forecast for tomorrow all day long leaf … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (12) Haiku by Dmitry Shestakovsky
not yet spring - the tree frogs sing on unmelted snow まだ春ではない アマガエルが鳴く 溶けていない雪の上 * we never ask they keep offering - cherry blossoms 私たちは決して尋ねない 彼らは提供し続ける 桜の花 * learning not to cling to this floating world - heron ascending in snow しがみつかないことを学ぶ この浮いている世界に 雪の中で昇るサギ * walking home from the bodega - the smell of apples … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (11) Haiku by Deborah A. Bennett
2022 is the traditional Chinese Year of Tiger. With the first two poems that follow, I sincerely wish the haiku lovers from Japan and all over the world an energetic and vigorous new year! hatsumode making wishes on new year’s day 初詣 願い事をする 元旦 tiger’s howl wind whistling through the mountain trees 虎の遠吠え 風が口笛を吹く 山の木々を通って … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (8)
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