Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (1977-2023) leafless tree – lifting a cup of nest into the sky 裸の木巣の空杯を天に上ぐ Winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award, in the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2014 Five English Haiku from Adjei’s haiku collection Afriku (2016) Dedication My pleasure for your leisure – It’s for you, … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (2)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (1977-2023) Winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award,in the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, 2014 This is his debut haiku collection, Afriku (2016), which was commended by Nigerian Nobel Prize–winner Wole Soyinka. Dedication My pleasure for your leisure – It’s for you, Africa – Celebrate! Five haiku from Adjei’s … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku in Ghana (1)
Adjei Agyei-Baah, the winner of Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Award of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2014, published the book titled “Scaring Crow Haiku Adjei Agyei-Baah” with a Foreword by Hiroaki Sato as Buttonhook Press 2022 Chapbook Series Poetry: All forms & styles Haiku. His book was dedicated to Paul MacNeil. Dedication To … Continue reading Book Announcement! “Scaring Crow” Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah
On March 12, 2021, Adjei Agyei-Baah, my haiku friend sent to me his email, saying as follows. Dear Hidenori San, I trust you are well and keeping safe. Please find attached the February 2021 Issue of The Mamba Journal. We hope you will enjoy this issue and share with friends. Best regards, AAB I sincerely hope … Continue reading The February 2021 Issue of The Mamba Journal
The Mamba : Journal of Africa Haiku Issue 9 March 2020 On March 6, 2020, Adjei Agyei-Baah and Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian as editors kindly offered the Issue 9 of The Mamba (the journal of Africa Haiku) for the 9th memorial service of the Great East Japan Earthquake. We would like to share the journal with each … Continue reading The Mamba : Journal of Africa Haiku
World Haiku Series 2019 (3) Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah dry savannah the dotted castles of anthills The Mamba, March 2016 Issue 乾燥したサバンナ 点々とした蟻塚の城 moving in circles the tethered goat runs out of bleat The Mamba, September 2016 Issue 輪になって 繋がれたヤギが走る ヤギの絶叫 harmattan the cowherd fades into dust The Mamba, March … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (3) Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah
In 2014, Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana won The Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Award in the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. Here are the certificate and photo haiku. Africa Haiku Network In 2015, Africa Haiku Network was founded by two great minds namely Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian and Adjei Agyei-Baah Home … Continue reading Africa Haiku Network
On June 7, the Akita International Haiku Network finally published the journal of the 6th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, whose editor is Ben Grafström, Lecturer at Center for Promotion of Educational Research and Affairs, Akita University. Here's his personal blog... ...and a link to some of his photography. Here is part of Journal of the Akita … Continue reading Journal of the Akita International Haiku Network “Serow”
Haiku Workshop by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana Finally, below are the pictures and the best 30 haiku from the haiku workshop Adjei Agyei-Baah facilitated with students of the Creative Writing Class of the Department of English, University of Ghana, Legon on 17th April 2017. The workshop was co-facilitated by Ms. Celestine Nudanu, Adjei's fellow haikuist from … Continue reading Haiku Workshop by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana
On May 23, 2014, Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana, submitted his haiku for the English section of the 3rd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. leafless tree― lifting a cup of nest to the sky Adjei’s haiku was judged and selected for Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Award by Fay Aoyagi. Fay Aoyagi: A naturalized US citizen … Continue reading “Afriku” by Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana
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