Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
On January 25, 2013, I received an e-mail from Brian Birdsell(McSherry) after a long absence. Hidenori - It has been a long time since we last corresponded! Hope all is well in Akita and the world of haiku! Last year I moved up to Hirosaki to start working at Hirosaki University. The snow relentlessly … Continue reading Haiku by Brian McSherry (7)
On February 12, 2013, I received a message from Ashok Bhargava in Canada through my Facebook page as follows. Good morning Hidenori Hiruta, I find your fb, photography and website very inspiring. I am a published poet of 4 books but over the past few months I have tried to write Haiku. This is … Continue reading Haiku by Ashok Bhargava
On December 29, 2012, I happened to visit Senshu Park（千秋公園）in Akita City, taking a stroll there and remembering its history. I also took some photos there, inspired to compose haiku later. Senshu park is located in the remains of Kubota Castle（久保田城）. In 1602, Satake Yoshinobu (佐竹義宣）(1570~1633) was moved from the Mito area to Akita … Continue reading Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta (3)
On January 25, 2013, I received an e-mail from Brian Birdsell(McSherry) after a long absence. Hidenori - It has been a long time since we last corresponded! Hope all is well in Akita and the world of haiku! Last year I moved up to Hirosaki to start working at Hirosaki University. The snow relentlessly … Continue reading Haiku by Brian McSherry (6)
On July 2４, 2010, Brian Birdsell(McSherry) sent me an e-mail, contributing a collection of haiku about winter. According to his self-introduction, Brian McSherry has lived in Chicago, San Francisco, Prague, Italy and currently lives in Iwate, northern Japan. He has lived there for over 6 years and enjoys spending time with his daughter, hiking … Continue reading Haiku by Brian McSherry (5)
On January 13, 2013, to my great delight, I received such a nice e-mail from Brinda Buljore in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Japan. It says as follows. Hiruta san, I dedicate this to you and your beautiful site. Much appreciation for your work and showing us how to love and appreciate Haiku & above... I … Continue reading Haiku by Brinda Buljore
Here in Akita, in Northern Honshu, Japan, it is the coldest midwinter, but spring cannot be far behind, I hope. Here are some haiku about summer and autumn as well as spring by Ramesh Anand. I hope that you will enjoy spring, summer and autumn through his haiku, . You can check them out … Continue reading Haiku by Ramesh Anand (4)
Here in Akita, in Northern Honshu, Japan, it is the coldest midwinter, but spring cannot be far behind, I hope. Here are some haiku about spring by Ramesh Anand. I hope that you will enjoy his haiku, wishing spring would come as soon as possible. You can check them out at his blog. http://ramesh-inflame.blogspot.com/ … Continue reading Haiku by Ramesh Anand (3)
On October 13, 2012, to my great delight, I received an e-mail from Mr. Ramesh Anand. There are some haiku and photos contributed to our network in his e-mail as well as his short bio data. You can check them out at his blog. http://ramesh-inflame.blogspot.com/ Firstly, I would like to present you with … Continue reading Haiku by Ramesh Anand (2)
平成24年6月吉日に「草枕」国際俳句大会実行委員会会長岩岡中正氏から第17回「草枕」国際俳句大会作品募集要項をご送付いただき、当ネットワークのＨＰ上で掲載いたしました。 この度、入賞作品がＨＰ上で公表されましたので、ご覧下さい。 http://kusamakura-haiku.jp/ 当ＨＰでは、「外国語部門」の入賞作品を掲載します。 17th prize-winning haiku リチャード・ギルバート選 (Selected by Dr. Richard Gilbert) 入選（１０人） Nyusen (Third Prize) moving against the current – salmon too Brian Birdsell (Japan, Aomori prefecture) 流れに向かって 逆らって ― 鮭もまた ブライアン バ－ドセル （日本・青森県） shooting star slicing the autumn sky into the … Continue reading 17th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto : 17th prize-winning haiku (3)
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