World Haiku Series 2022 (2) Haiku by Alan Summers (England)

TEN HAIKU (6 shahai/photo haiku and 4 unpublished haiku) mist and dog the weather forecast for today Alan Summers Commissioned video presentation "SHAHAI: The art of three: photography; haiku; typography" copyright Alan Summers  “Photographs and Words” (Alan Summers and Karen Hoy with Stewart Wall) Royal Photographic Society (30th March 2022)  Journal publication credit: best haiga … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (2) Haiku by Alan Summers (England) →

World Haiku Series 2022 (1) Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah

2016 was one of the most memorable years in the African haiku history. In 2016, Adjei Agyei-Baah published “Afriku”, his debut collection written both in English and in Twi. Book cover and a page of Dedication 4 haiku written in English and in Twi Africa Haiku Network On November 17, 2016, the official site of … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (1) Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah →

World Haiku Series 2022 (1)　Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana)

night– all the silence in the owl's wings Time Haiku , Issue 56 approaching storm... a butterfly enters the flower shop Under the Basho 2022 first-time kayaking a dragonfly appears to lead the way Under the Basho 2022 flooded croplands a scarecrow keeps its head above water Scaring Crow (Buttonhook Press, 2022) where the sun … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (1)　Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana) →

World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! Pravat Kumar Padhy and Aditri Mishra

祝句 Congratulatory Haiku Four haiga published in the Contemporary Haibun Online, Issue 18.3, 2022 and the photos of Pravat Kumar Padhy and Aditri Mishra were submitted to the World Haiku Series as congratulatory works of haiku. Haiga: Haiku: Pravat Kumar Padhy Art: Aditri Mishra (5-yr old) a gentle pause… the morning clouds yet to sail … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! Pravat Kumar Padhy and Aditri Mishra →

World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! 愛乃心葉 in Japan

祝句 Congratulatory Haiku 秋田県秋田市に在住の言霊書画　割箸象書詩作家 愛乃心葉（雅号　あいのしんよう）さんからお祝いの句と「言霊書画」が寄せられました。 「言霊の幸う（さきわう）国」を願う俳句形式による5句 愛乃心葉 (Aino Shinyō), who is KOTODAMA  poetry  artist, presented her 5 congratulatory 5-7-5 poems and "Kotodama calligraphic paintings." She lives in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Note: KOTODAMA （言霊） 愛乃心葉 (Aino Shinyō) is a pseudonym. She writes her poems in the form of calligraphy by a disposal wooden chopstick. She calls … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! 愛乃心葉 in Japan →

World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! Zoe Grant in New Zealand

祝句 Congratulatory Haiku under the mistletoe wombats ヤドリギのウォンバットの下で — Zoe Grant (monoku/art, NZ), Chalk on the Walk Monoku December 2022 speech day my shy face as I tip-toe on stage  スピーチの日 恥ずかしがり屋の私の顔 ステージ上でつま先立ち — Zoe Grant (art/haiku, NZ), Chalk on the Walk Haiku July 2022 rainbow splatter on my BOW 私のちょう結びに虹のスプラッター — Zoe Grant (art/haiku, … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! Zoe Grant in New Zealand →

World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! Children in Japan

祝句 Congratulatory Haiku 社会福祉法人　白鷹会 愛真こども園　　5歳児　14句 Haiku by 5-year-old Children (14) Himawari Class (Sunflower Class) at Aishin Kodomoen (Aishin Preschool) in Shirataka Town, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan おちばはねカナダのマークしてたんだ　　梅津友絆 Yuri Umetsu The fallen leaves have the same shape as the Canadian flag! うちあげはなびたかくなってどんどんと　  我妻魁星  Kaisei Wagatsuma Fireworks are getting higher and higher ひっぱったふたりでしりもちおいもほり　　  渋谷咲莉月  Erena Shibuya When we … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 Congratulations! Children in Japan →

Results of the World Haiku Series 2022

It is my great delight and honor that I announce the results of the World Haiku Series 2022. Thanks to the enthusiasm and support of haiku poets and haiku lovers around the world, we had congratulatory poems submitted in both Japanese and English. We also had 130 submissions sent in Japanese, English, Russian, and Chinese.  … Continue reading Results of the World Haiku Series 2022 →

稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (64)

2022年12月 短歌 December 2022, Tanka All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美 里佳  2022年11月30日、秋田県羽後町西馬音内で700年以上にわたって踊り継がれてきた西馬音内盆踊りが風流踊(ふりゅうおどり)の一つとしてユネスコの無形文化遺産に登録されました。このたびは、西馬音内盆踊りへ10首詠いました。 On Nov.30th, 2022, Nishimonai Bon Odori/Dance was registered to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage as one of the Furyu Odoris in Japan. Nishimonai Bon Odori has been danced for over seven hundred years in Nishimonai, Ugo Town, Akita, Japan. 1 踊り呼ぶ囃子太鼓に笛の音は夜風ふるはせ胸をさはがす sounds of … Continue reading 稲美里佳の短歌：Tanka by Rika Inami (64) →

Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (19)

Ten English Haiku (1) setting sun the shadow of the tower reaches my house 夕日 塔の影 我が家に届く (2) time travelling making a new friend who speaks Latin タイムトラベル 新しい友達を作る ラテン語を話す人と (3) cold outside snowman moves into a warm cottage 外は寒い 雪だるまが移動する 暖かい小屋に  (4) the blue sky gets lighter & lighter toward the distance 青い空 どんどん淡くなる … Continue reading Haiku by Chen Xiaoou in China (19) →