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Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
On June 10, 2013, I had 12 English haiku submitted from haikuists（俳人） in Kagoshima Prefecture（鹿児島県）. One of the haikuists says in her e-mail as follows. Dear Mr. Hiruta I would appreciate very much if I could join the Japan Russia Haiku Contest, introduced by Professor McMurray on the Asahi Haiku Network. Please find … Continue reading News on The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest : Deadline is June 30
Yesterday I failed to post ‘Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia(4) ’, which invited good luck to me. This morning I unexpectedly found such an exciting mail from his wife, Ms. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic , which was a nice surprise, as follows. Dear Hidenori-san, thank you for your kind message. Yesterday we were … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (4)
On May 30, 2013, Professor David McMurray at the International University of Kagoshima（鹿児島国際大学）kindly sent an e-mail to me as follows. Dear Haiku Colleague Mr. Hidenori Hiruta, Please give my very best regards to readers of your website, and members of the Akita International Haiku Association. I trust they will be deeply moved by … Continue reading News from Asahi Haikuist Network : The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest
Stjepan Rozic has received a number of awards in Croatia and Japan. Awards and Other Honors: Second Prize (Tokusen), En, International Haiku Contest, Tokyo, Japan (1997); Second Prize, International Kusamakura Haiku Competition, Kumamoto Japan (1999); Chosen Haiku, The 2nd Mainichi Haiku Contest, Japan (1997); Third Prize, International Kusamakura Haiku competition, Kumamoto, Japan (2000); Commendation, … Continue reading Haiku by STJEPAN ROZIC in Croatia (3)
On May 12, 2013, Ms. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic sent me an e-mail, giving such a nice comment as follows. Dear, dear Hidenori-san, my husband, Stjepan Rozic and I thank you for posting his haiku at Akita International Haiku Network and translating them. It is time for the nightingale's song now. Yesterday, I was … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (2)
Stjepan Rozic was born in Ivanic Grad, 1946 where he lives. He is now a retired electrician, is an amateur musician and is among the founders of the Haiku Association Three Rivers, Ivanić Grad, Croatia, and the International Kloštar Ivanić Haiku meetings. He writes haiku since 1996 (on literary language and the Kajkavian Dialect) … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (1)
Dear Hidenori Hiruta-san, Greetings from India. I just came across your beautiful website Akita International Haiku Network. I am very impressed with your efforts to reach a world wide audience through haiku ad its related forms. I am also a member of HIA and several other haiku associations in other countries. Enclosed in … Continue reading Haiku by Angelee Deodhar in India
On April 27, 2012, I received an e-mail from Ms. Clelia Ifrim in Romania. She says as follows. Dear Mr.Hidenori Hiruta I am Clelia Ifrim , from Bucharest , Romania . My haiku book "My Loved Japan ", 31 haiku written after the Great Earthquake and tsunami from 2011, is Best Books of … Continue reading MY LOVED JAPAN Haiku by Clelia Ifrim (2)
On April 27, 2012, I received an e-mail from Ms. Clelia Ifrim in Romania. She says as follows. Dear Mr.Hidenori Hiruta I am Clelia Ifrim , from Bucharest , Romania . My haiku book "My Loved Japan ", 31 haiku written after the Great Earthquake and tsunami from 2011, is Best Books of 2011. … Continue reading MY LOVED JAPAN Haiku by Clelia Ifrim (1)
In Memoriam It is a great pity that Dr. Mineo NAKAJIMA (中嶋嶺雄), a distinguished international sociologist and president of Akita International University, passed away in Akita City, Japan, on Thursday, 14th of February, 2013. Having a profound interest in haiku, he supported the activities of Akita International Haiku Network as adviser. With deep … Continue reading 中嶋嶺雄先生追悼歌 ： 幸野稔
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