Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 17, 2015, Mr. Masayuki Tsuchihashi, graduate student at the International University of Kagoshima, Japan, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Mr. Hiruta, Congratulations on our haiku seminar 3rd November in Kagoshima. Thank you for your support of our project. Let us … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (41)
Results of the 2nd ONLY ONE TREE Haiku Contest 2,020 haiku composed in the English language vied for recognition in the ONLY ONE KAGOSHIMA TREE haiku contest supported by the Asahi Shimbun and organized by the International University of Kagoshima. Kindly assisted by Mr. Hidenori Hiruta of the Akita International Haiku Network, in 2015 the … Continue reading Results of the 2nd ONLY ONE TREE Haiku Contest
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On December 27, 2015, Ms. Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian in Nigeria, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. LETTER TO ADD HAIKU TO UNESCO LIST. Dear Mr. Hidenori Hiruta, I want to add my voice (Nigeria’s voice) to the growing concern that haiku … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (40)
“Akita – the Land of Poetry” vol.7 『詩の国秋田 第7号』 （４） The yearly pamphlet Akita – the Land of Poetry Vol.7 , 『詩の国秋田第７号』, features 佳作 ( Fine Works) in the 4th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2015 . Here are haiku special on haiku written in English. English Section（495句） 495 haiku were sent for the English haiku … Continue reading Akita – the Land of Poetry vol.7 『詩の国秋田第７号』（４）
“Akita – the Land of Poetry “ vol.7 『詩の国秋田 第7号』（３） The yearly pamphlet Akita – the Land of Poetry Vol.7 , 『詩の国秋田第７号』, features prize-winning haiku, honorably-mentioned haiku, and fine works in the 4th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2015 . Here are haiku special on haiku written in English. English Section（４９５句） 495 haiku were sent … Continue reading Akita – the Land of Poetry vol.7 『詩の国秋田第7号』（３）
“Akita – the Land of Poetry “ vol.7 『詩の国秋田 第7号』 （2） The yearly pamphlet Akita – the Land of Poetry Vol.7 , 『詩の国秋田』第７号, features prize-winning haiku and fine works in the 4th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2015 . Here are haiku special on haiku written in Russian. Russian Section（２４７句） 247 haiku were … Continue reading Akita – the Land of Poetry vol.7 『詩の国秋田第7号』（２）
"Akita - the Land of Poetry " vol.7 『詩の国秋田・第７号』 The yearly pamphlet Akita – the Land of Poetry vol.7 , 『詩の国秋田第７号』, features prize-winning haiku and some fine haiku in the 4th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2015 . First of all, here is a foreword by Professor Michio Katsumata at Akita International University, who is … Continue reading Akita – the Land of Poetry vol.7 『詩の国秋田 第7号』（１）
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On December 10, 2015, Mr. Adjei Agyei-Baah in Ghana, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Hiruta san, I must say Basho’s bug has also caught up with our continent Africa and to be more specific my part of the land, Ghana that … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (39)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 29, 2015, Mr. Kaa.Na.Kalyanasundaram in Tamil Nadu, INDIA, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Hidenori Sir, I am immense pleasure to express that our Haiku writing are being included in the List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Haiku … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (38)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Here is a photo of the sunrise in the eastern sky of Sakurajima (Japanese: 桜島, lit. "Cherry Island"), an active composite volcano (stratovolcano) and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. On November 27, 2015, Professor David McMurray at the International University … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (37)
