第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(英語部門・学生) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—STUDENT)

第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(英語部門・学生) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—STUDENT) The Akita International Haiku Network is delighted to announce the results of the 8th Akita International Haiku Contest for 2019. Recommended theme: impermanence; change; mujō) Judging Committee:  David McMurray, Hidenori Hiruta, and Ben Grafström 英語・学生 English—STUDENT 特選 Award Winning-Haiku Looking through photos Recalling happy … Continue reading 第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(英語部門・学生) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—STUDENT)

第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(英語部門・一般) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—OPEN)

第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(英語部門・一般) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—OPEN) The Akita International Haiku Network is delighted to announce the results of the 8th Akita International Haiku Contest for 2019. Recommended theme: impermanence; change; mujō) Judging Committee:  David McMurray, Hidenori Hiruta, and Ben Grafström 英語・一般 English—OPEN 特選 Award Winning-Haiku scented twilight... the reason dragonflies … Continue reading 第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(英語部門・一般) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (English Section—OPEN)

第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(日本語部門) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section)

第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(日本語部門) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section) The Akita International Haiku Network is happy to announce the results of the 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (previously, the Japan-Russia Haiku Contest). 日本語部門 (Japanese Section) Haiku in Japanese were submitted by poets from all around the world, namely from Croatia, India, Japan, Nigeria, … Continue reading 第8回秋田国際俳句コンテスト結果(日本語部門) The Results of 8th Akita International Haiku Contest (Japanese Section)

World Haiku Series 2019 (55) Haiku by Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė

World Haiku Series 2019 (55) Haiku by Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė    mom‘s gifts for Christmas... the second sock left unfinished knitting   ママのクリスマスのプレゼント... 二番目の靴下 編み終えられていない   flying above the clouds – overhead another sky   雲の上を飛んでいる- 頭上に 別の空   first buds... the only wish to stay longer   最初の芽... 唯一の願い もっといたい   a handful of … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (55) Haiku by Goda Virginija Bendoraitienė

World Haiku Series 2019 (54) Haiku by GILLENA COX

World Haiku Series 2019 (54) Haiku by GILLENA COX   wandering thoughts - sound of the rain entering the dawn    さまよう考え- 雨の音が入る 夜明け   glow of azure sky radiance of sun shining - a new day unfurls   青空の輝き 輝く太陽の光輝- 新しい一日が開ける   aged mango tree - even thinking about it i feel dwarfed   … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (54) Haiku by GILLENA COX

World Haiku Series 2019 (53) Haiku by Geethanjali Rajan

World Haiku Series 2019 (53) Haiku by Geethanjali Rajan    childhood song ~ the rhythm of women threshing grain   (Tiny words 14.1 April 2014)   幼年期の歌- 女性のリズム 脱穀される穀物     birds crisscross the evening sky- alone again                  (Under the Basho, 2014)   鳥が十字に動く 夕空- 再び一人   gibbous moon - we laugh away our … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (53) Haiku by Geethanjali Rajan

World Haiku Series 2019 (52) Haiku by Garry Eaton

World Haiku Series 2019 (52) Haiku by Garry Eaton   the smell of fish guts from my father’s tackle box tobacco smoke   私の父の釣り道具箱から 魚の内臓の匂い タバコの煙   the death of a genealogist no one notices   系図学者の死 誰も気づかない   white horses my mount’s mane lifted by sea wind   白い馬 私の馬のたてがみが持ち上げられた 海風で   slippery slope … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (52) Haiku by Garry Eaton

World Haiku Series 2019 (51) Haiku by Gail Oare

World Haiku Series 2019 (51) Haiku by Gail Oare   April snow two robins in the holly bush an octave apart   四月の雪 モチノキのブッシュに二羽のロビン オクターブ間隔   frigate in dry dock the spider on the mainmast hoists a moth   乾いたドックのフリゲート艦 メインマストのクモが蛾を高く揚げる   overcast sky walking amid a rainbow of pigeons   どんよりした空 ハトの虹の中を歩く   September pop … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (51) Haiku by Gail Oare

World Haiku Series 2019 (50) Haiku by Franjo Ordanić

World Haiku Series 2019 (50) Haiku by Franjo Ordanić   1. published, The R. H. Blyth Award 2019, Zatsuei, haiku of merit:   weak bladder traffic jam makes my forehead sweat   弱い膀胱 交通渋滞で額に汗   2. published, Asahi Shimbun 2019:   fifty years- a glass of red wine a blue pill   50年- 赤ワインのグラス 青い錠剤 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (50) Haiku by Franjo Ordanić

World Haiku Series 2019 (49) Haiku by Florentina Loredana Dalian

World Haiku Series 2019 (49) Haiku by Florentina Loredana Dalian   An empty bowl – forgotten under the snow two shrunken snowdrops   空のボール- 雪の下で忘れられた 2本のスノードロップ   Magnolia in bud on the other side of the window - I give up reading   蕾をつけたマグノリア 窓の反対側に- 私は読書をあきらめる   Leaving behind a sad lotus in bloom – … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (49) Haiku by Florentina Loredana Dalian