Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta (3)

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) →

Haiku by Brian McSherry (6)

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) →

Haiku by Brian McSherry (5)

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) →

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 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) →

Haiku by Ramesh Anand (3)

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) →

17th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto : 17th prize-winning haiku (3)

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) →

17th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto : 17th prize-winning haiku (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 西川盛雄選 (Selected by Dr. Morio Nishikawa) 入選（１０人） Nyusen (Third Prize) Kesennuma among the sunlit wrecks the sounds of gulls Martin Gottlieb Cohen (U.S.A.) 気仙沼日ざらしの難破船の残骸を行く鴎たちの鳴き声マ－ティン　ゴットリブ　コーヘン　（アメリカ）　　　　燕が春泥を啄むように飛ぶその一瞬の小波に少女が抱く愁思の想いチョウ　カキン (日本・北海道) … Continue reading 17th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto : 17th prize-winning haiku (2) →

17th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto : 17th prize-winning haiku (1)

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 「草枕」大賞　(１人) Kusamakura Taisho (Grand Prize) over wire entanglements of the country border a butterfly Lucian Horii-Hotta (Japan, Tokyo) 国境の針金の縺れを越えて飛ぶ蝶一つ　　　　　　　　　　　　　リュシアン　ホリイ　ホッタ　（日本・東京都）講評 (comment) Many areas on this globe are more or less at a … Continue reading 17th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto : 17th prize-winning haiku (1) →

For New Year 2013 (1)

謹賀新年 Here is a picture for the new year card, which welcomes the year of Snake. Wish you all a Happy New Year! Here are two haiku by Hidenori Hiruta. 初夢や蛇を敬ひ餅を食ふ　　　　　秀法 First dream – to respect Snake and eat rice cake　　　　　　　　Hidenori 蛇の夢豊かな作と独楽回し　　　　秀法 Snake’s … Continue reading For New Year 2013 (1) →

2012 in review for Akita International Haiku Network

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