Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Exciting news reached us in Akita! Mr. Satoru Kanematsu published a splendid haiku book on October 1. He is one of the veteran poets, who has contributed nice haiku to Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray. The news was sent on November 14, from Professor David McMurray at the International University of Kagoshima（鹿児島国際大学）as follows. … Continue reading News from Asahi Haikuist Network / By David McMurray (3)
Yesterday, to my great delight, I received such a nice e-mail from Professor David McMurray at the International University of Kagoshima（鹿児島国際大学）as follows. Dear Hidenori Hiruta Sensei, I hope your many readers around the world enjoy this first of 3 issues in November dedicated to haiku about wines. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201311010050 The sketch includes wines … Continue reading News from Asahi Haikuist Network / By David McMurray (2)
On May 30, 2013, Professor David McMurray at the International University of Kagoshima（鹿児島国際大学）kindly sent an e-mail to me as follows. Dear Haiku Colleague Mr. Hidenori Hiruta, Please give my very best regards to readers of your website, and members of the Akita International Haiku Association. I trust they will be deeply moved by … Continue reading News from Asahi Haikuist Network : The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest
On May 17, one of my haiku mentors, Professor David McMurray at the International University of Kagoshima, sent me an e-mail about Japan-EU English Haiku Contest, suggesting to me that we should send haiku to the contest. I hope that haikuists as well as my haikuist friends will never fail to submit haiku according … Continue reading About Japan-EU English Haiku Contest
In May, I took a stroll in the woods in Akita. There I heard bush warblers singing in fresh green and I saw skunk cabbages growing in the marsh. I felt as if I were in a natural temple, suddenly created in the woods, because it seemed as if there were bush … Continue reading Basho’s bush warbler
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