Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 17, 2015, Mr. Masayuki Tsuchihashi, graduate student at the International University of Kagoshima, Japan, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Mr. Hiruta, Congratulations on our haiku seminar 3rd November in Kagoshima. Thank you for your support of our project. Let us … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (41)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Here is a photo of the sunrise in the eastern sky of Sakurajima (Japanese: 桜島, lit. "Cherry Island"), an active composite volcano (stratovolcano) and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. On November 27, 2015, Professor David McMurray at the International University … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (37)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 12, 2015, Ms. Smilja Arsic, Novi Sad, Serbia, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Sirs, Hidenori Hiruta-san and Akito Arima-san Dear Haiku friends! You have my support from all my heart, for entrance of Haiku to The Representative List of the Intangible Curtural Heritage … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (36)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Here is a letter of support of the campaign from Ms. Slavka Klikovac, Mojanovići, Montenegro. The former half is written in Montenegrin, and the latter half in English. We sincerely wish to appreciate and share it with each other. Dear Hidenori-san, dear Akito-san, sending … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (33)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Here is a letter of support of the campaign from Mr. Zoran Raonić, Pljevlja, Montenegro. The former half is written in Montenegrin, and the latter half in English. We sincerely wish to appreciate and share it with each other. Dear Hidenori-san, dear Akito-san, … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (32)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Here is a letter of support of the campaign from Mr. Đermano Vitasović, Croatia. The former half is written in English, and the latter half in Croatian. We sincerely wish to appreciate and share it with each other. Dear Sirs, Akito Arima and Hidenori … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (31)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On January 23, 2015, Ms. Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Podgorica, Montengro , kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Hidenori-san, dear Akito-san, sending you my regards from Montenegro. At this moment I'm collecting haiku by Montenegrin authors and will have published an Anthology in … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (29)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On January 19, 2015, Mr. Toni Pavleski, Macedonia, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Sirs, Akito Arima-san and Hidenori Hiruta-san, You have my support from all my heart, for entrance of Haiku to The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (28)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On January 21, 2015, Ms. Milica Perdic kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Sirs, Akito Arima and Hidenori Hiruta! As a haiku poetess from Split, Croatia, I wish to thank you for all you do to have haiku recognized and accepted to … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (27)
On July 6, Dr. Shashi Angelee Deodhar, a haiku friend of mine in India, sent me an e-mail, telling about The Only One Kagoshima Tree haiku contest as follows.. This year's Only One Kagoshima Tree haiku contest opened on the summer solstice June 22 and ends on September 23 the autumn equinox. 3 Prize Winners and … Continue reading The Only One Kagoshima Tree haiku contest
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