Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
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)
Patricia Lidia in Romania kindly contributed New Year’s card and her haiku to International Haiku New Year’s Festival 2011. fairytales おとぎ話を聞く in front of the stove - ストーブの前で childhood memories 子供の頃の思い出 on a rabbit’s back 兎の背に乗って hopping in New Year - 新年に跳んでいる new resolutions … Continue reading Haiku World of Patricia Lidia in Romania
On September 30, the activities of our network were reported in the Akita Sakigake newspapers （秋田魁新報:Akita Sakigake Shinpou）. That afternoon one of the readers sent to us haiku about ‘autumn rice fields’ , or ‘秋の稲田(aki no inada)’ . The Kanji characters ‘ 秋田‘ are used as the name of Akita City and Akita Prefecture. … Continue reading Haiku about Autumn Rice Fields
