Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
First of all, I would like to say, “We are grateful to haikuists and haiku fans in the world for contributing haiku to The 2nd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest.” I hope that you will enjoy reading haiku posted at the website in September. Secondly, the time has come again when you enjoy reading ‘Haiku … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (5)
624 haiku were submitted for The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. We would like to express a lot of thanks to haikuists and haiku fans in the world. The results of the contest are supposed to appear in the beginning of September at the website of Akita International Haiku Network. And all the haiku submitted … Continue reading 624 haiku for The 2nd Japan-Russia Haiku Contest. Haikuists in the world, thanks a lot!
On May 11, 2013, Mr. Makoto Morita （森田真）sent me an e-mail, introducing himself as follows. Mr. Morita teaches English in Academic Affairs Section at ECC KOKUSAI COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES（ECC 国際外語専門学校）in Osaka, Japan. He majored in Global Communication Practices at Professional Graduate School of Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita Prefecture. He told us that … Continue reading Students Write Haiku for The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest : ECC KOKUSAI COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
On June 10, 2013, I had 12 English haiku submitted from haikuists（俳人） in Kagoshima Prefecture（鹿児島県）. One of the haikuists says in her e-mail as follows. Dear Mr. Hiruta I would appreciate very much if I could join the Japan Russia Haiku Contest, introduced by Professor McMurray on the Asahi Haiku Network. Please find … Continue reading News on The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest : Deadline is June 30
Yesterday I failed to post ‘Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia(4) ’, which invited good luck to me. This morning I unexpectedly found such an exciting mail from his wife, Ms. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic , which was a nice surprise, as follows. Dear Hidenori-san, thank you for your kind message. Yesterday we were … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (4)
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
Stjepan Rozic has received a number of awards in Croatia and Japan. Awards and Other Honors: Second Prize (Tokusen), En, International Haiku Contest, Tokyo, Japan (1997); Second Prize, International Kusamakura Haiku Competition, Kumamoto Japan (1999); Chosen Haiku, The 2nd Mainichi Haiku Contest, Japan (1997); Third Prize, International Kusamakura Haiku competition, Kumamoto, Japan (2000); Commendation, … Continue reading Haiku by STJEPAN ROZIC in Croatia (3)
On May 12, 2013, Ms. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic sent me an e-mail, giving such a nice comment as follows. Dear, dear Hidenori-san, my husband, Stjepan Rozic and I thank you for posting his haiku at Akita International Haiku Network and translating them. It is time for the nightingale's song now. Yesterday, I was … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (2)
Stjepan Rozic was born in Ivanic Grad, 1946 where he lives. He is now a retired electrician, is an amateur musician and is among the founders of the Haiku Association Three Rivers, Ivanić Grad, Croatia, and the International Kloštar Ivanić Haiku meetings. He writes haiku since 1996 (on literary language and the Kajkavian Dialect) … Continue reading Haiku by Stjepan Rozic in Croatia (1)
2012（平成24）年5月日露俳句コンテストのお知らせをFacebook に掲載。同年9月入選句と入賞句を「Akita International Haiku Network」のホ－ムページに連載。世界各国の俳人や俳句愛好者から「英語部門」を設けて欲しいというコメントや要望が寄せられました。「第2回日露俳句コンテスト」では「英語部門」も設定しましたので、世界各国からのご投句を期待しております。 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ The Second Japan-Russia Haiku Contest (Guidelines for Submission) April 30, 2013 Akita International Haiku Association INTRODUCTION In May, 2012, the Akita International Haiku Network launched the first Japan - Russia Haiku Contest as one of the links with the cultural exchange between Japan and Russia, wishing to … Continue reading 第2回日露俳句コンテスト : 応募要項（英語版）
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