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** →

World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh

World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh   1. spring breeze the sari slides down her shoulder   Golden Triangle Haiku Contest -1st prize. 2016   春風 サリーが滑り落ちる 彼女の肩から *** 2. how little  I know of bird calls distant thunder   The Akita International Haiku Award, First prize September 2013 The Second Japan-Russia … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (88) Haiku by Kala Ramesh →

World Haiku Series 2019 (87) Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee

World Haiku Series 2019 (87) Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee   cold night . . . the smell of mothball from my rug   寒い夜．．． 防虫剤の匂い 私の敷物から   quiet evening . . . the host slides the shoji to show her roses   静かな夜．．． 主人が障子をすうっと開ける 彼女のバラを見せる   in the doc's chamber a grasshopper slides in through … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (87) Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee →

World Haiku Series 2019 (86) Haiku by Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram

World Haiku Series 2019 (86) Haiku by Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram    Butterfly crawls with a lonely wing in company of ants.   蝶が這う 孤独な翼で アリと一緒に。   Rocks holding head high along with sprouting leaf Branches of spring's tree.   岩が頭を高く支える 芽吹く葉に添って 春の木の枝。   Fisherman back home In the evening hours Maritime land welcomes.   家に帰る漁師 夕方の時間帯 海の地が歓迎。 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (86) Haiku by Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram →

World Haiku Series 2019 (85) Haiku by Justice Joseph Prah

World Haiku Series 2019 (85) Haiku by Justice Joseph Prah   sacred pond in a halo of the moon two mating frogs   聖なる池 月の光輪の中 二匹の交尾カエル   pond opera in the moon's spotlight a frog leads chorus   池のオペラ 月のスポットライトの中で 一匹のカエルが合唱を導く   winter after war burnt out houses fall snow on snow   戦後の冬 燃え尽きた家屋が落ちる … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (85) Haiku by Justice Joseph Prah →

World Haiku Series 2019 (84) Haiku by Julia Guzmán

World Haiku Series 2019 (84) Haiku by Julia Guzmán   winter solstice the transparent wings of a firefly   published in The Asahi Shimbun 2nd March 2018   冬至 ホタルの透明な羽   first sunrise the light beam on the baby ´s face   published in The Asahi Shimbun. 2018   初日の出 赤ちゃんの顔に太陽光線   fireflies delineate the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (84) Haiku by Julia Guzmán →

World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Jovanka Božić

World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Jovanka Božić ---------------------------------------------------------- a silent veteran sips a cup of sorrow – in a shot   無言の退役軍人 悲しみの杯を少しずつ飲む　― 一杯を  -------------------------------------- A lonely man  withstands frost together with a jumping dog   孤独な男が霜に耐える 飛び跳ねる犬と一緒に ------------------------------------- high tones in the opera house – deep silence of the audience   オペラハウスの高音― 聴衆の深い沈黙 ------------------------------ flaming up … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (83) Haiku by Jovanka Božić →

World Haiku Series 2019 (82) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi

World Haiku Series 2019 (82) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi   The pampas grass crammed along the road Northern wind...   published in The Asahi Shimbun 04/05/18   道沿いにパンパスグラスがいっぱい詰め込まれている 北風...   Evening rain I cut a sweet pea just stepped on   published in Africahaiku Network 04/06/18   夕方の雨 甘いエンドウ豆を刈り取った ちょっと踏んでしまった   It starts raining … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (82) Haiku by Jorge Alberto Giallorenzi →

World Haiku Series 2019 (81) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer

World Haiku Series 2019 (81) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer   an osprey the sound of splashing water in the gentle wave   ミサゴ 水しぶきの音 穏やかな波の中   Rice Planting Festival voices of singing girls rise and fall bamboo hats   田植えまつり 歌う女の子の声 竹の帽子を上げたり下げたり   swaying rice from dawn till dusk ready for harvest   揺れる稲 夜明けから夕暮れまで … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (81) Haiku by Jolanta Kajzer →