Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
On May 29, 2017, Alexander Dolin says in his e-mail as follows. Please find attached the file containing 100 haiku by the Russian poets, members of our almanac "Wild Flowers". Here we have the works by the winners of a special contest organized for the further promotion of Russo-Japanese poetic contacts on the basis of … Continue reading 100 RUSSIAN HAIKU FOR AKITA
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
Mr. Vitaliy Svirin submitted his haiku to the Russian section of the 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. Mr. Svirin also sent his poetic works of tanka, haiku and photo haiku. He is a karate instructor, loving to play chess as a hobby. He enjoys writing tanka and haiku, studying Japanese, and publishes his tanka and … Continue reading Tanka and Haiku by Bitariy Subirin in Russia
祝「日露俳句コンテスト」5周年 秋田市長 穂 積 志 Congratulations on the 5th Anniversary of the Japan-Russia Haiku Contests Motomu Hozumi, Mayor of Akita City Let me send you my hearty congratulations on the 5th anniversary of the Japan-Russia Haiku Contests. It is also a great honour to … Continue reading 詩の国秋田 Akita – the Land of Poetry 2016.10 vol. 8
The Results of 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2016 The Akita International Haiku Network is willing to announce the results of the 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2016. Here are prize-winning haiku and haiku of HONORABLE MENTIONS in the contest. 日本語部門 (Japanese Section)（332句） 332 haiku were submitted from 5 countries: Japan, Kazakhstan, … Continue reading The Results of 5th Japan – Russia Haiku Contest 2016
1,167 haiku from 60 countries to 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest September 6, 2016 Akita International Haiku Network In 2012, the 1st Japan -Russia Haiku Contest was launched with the help of JAPAN CENTER IN VLADIVOSTOK as one of the links with the cultural exchange between Japan and Russia, wishing to provide an opportunity … Continue reading 1,167 haiku from 60 countries to 5th Japan – Russia Haiku Contest 2016
Reminder of 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest : Deadline is June 30 Dear Haiku Friends, We are looking forward to your haiku for 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, whose deadline is June 30. Please check out the guidelines again on the website below. https://akitahaiku.com/2016/05/03/ Here in Akita, it is just June-like weather lasting these … Continue reading Reminder of 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest : Deadline is June 30
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (50) On April 8, 2016, Mr. Ali Znaidi in Tunisia, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Mr. Hidenori Hiruta, I want to add my voice (Tunisia’s voice) to the growing concern that haiku should be added to the UNESCO list. Although anchored … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (50)
Alexander Dolin, Professor of Japanese Literature and Civilization Studies at Akita International University Japan, edited AUTUMN FIELDS, AKITA HAIKU TO THE WORLD（秋田俳句集）, which is A BILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY, in collaboration with HIDENORI HIRUTA. Here are a few copies of the beginning part. Here is a table of Contents. Here is part … Continue reading AUTUMN FIELDS AKITA HAIKU TO THE WORLD A BILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY （秋田俳句集）
