Haiku World of Sasa Vazic in Serbia

  Saša Važić (ササ・ヴァジック)in Serbia is a freelance journalist, astrologer, translator, writer of prose and poetry, essays, book reviews.         Važić kindly contributed her haiku to International Haiku New Year’s Festival 2011 by Akita International Haiku Network.   on the greeting card                   賀状が  in the postman's hand           郵便配達人の手に  a snowflake melts              雪片が溶ける     … Continue reading Haiku World of Sasa Vazic in Serbia

Haiku by Students at High School (大館鳳鳴高校 ) in Akita, Northern Japan

  Seisaku Chiba(千葉星作), a member of Akita Association of English Studies (AAES)(秋田英語英文学会), kindly contributed haiku by students at Odate Homei Senior High School (大館鳳鳴高校)in Akita, Northern Japan to our network. Mr. Chiba taught the students about haiku in English for two years from 1990 till 1991. Here is a photo of the school.      … Continue reading Haiku by Students at High School (大館鳳鳴高校 ) in Akita, Northern Japan

Haiku World of Patricia Lidia in Romania

   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

UPDATES: Haiku North America in Seattle, August 3-7, 2011

  Thanks to Mr. Michael Dylan Welch, I accepted the official press release announcing the HNA 2011 conference.       Haiku North America 2011 – Seattle, Washington    Save the date! Haiku North America 2011 will be held August 3 to 7, 2011, in Seattle, Washington.   Members of the Haiku Northwest group have … Continue reading UPDATES: Haiku North America in Seattle, August 3-7, 2011

News from HIA : ukiaHaiku Festival 2011 and the HNA 2011 Conference

  Dr. Akito Arima (有馬朗人)is President of the Haiku International Association (HIA)(国際俳句交流協会)(http://www.haiku-hia.com), a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting haiku globally. Dr. Arima also leads the haiku group Ten’I (Providence)(天為)(http://haikunet.info).       looking for something lost ―        wearing a winter cap   失ひしものを探しに冬帽子    This haiku is Dr. Arima’s masterpiece, which was presented to the … Continue reading News from HIA : ukiaHaiku Festival 2011 and the HNA 2011 Conference

Haiku by Seisaku Chiba in Japan

  Seisaku Chiba(千葉星作), a member of Akita Association of English Studies (AAES)(秋田英語英文学会),  kindly contributed his haiku to our network with his brief bio on December 6, 2010.   Here is a BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF CHIBA, SEISAKU 1.      Career of haiku composing: “Fuyuki Kisaragi Shiika-shu, a collection of Japanese poetry (short poems and haiku)”, (private edition … Continue reading Haiku by Seisaku Chiba in Japan

Haiku Symposium at Akita University in Northern Japan

  The Akita Association of English Studies (AAES)(秋田英語英文学会), was established in 1954 at Akita University(秋田大学) in Northern Honshu, Japan, aimed at promoting deeper understanding and further studies on the cultural backgrounds of English as the international language, and at providing chances to share and exchange information and ideas on English and English education for the … Continue reading Haiku Symposium at Akita University in Northern Japan