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, we post the latter part of Alan Summers’ Travelogue on World Haiku Festival 2002. As we mentioned in the former part, Alan Summers is founder / tutor of With Words which promotes the love of words through a number of inclusive literacy and literature events; courses; activities; workshops; writing walks; and … Continue reading Alan Summers’ Travelogue on World Haiku Festival 2002 (Part 2)
First of all, I’d like to introduce Alan Summers to you. He is founder / tutor of With Words which promotes the love of words through a number of inclusive literacy and literature events; courses; activities; workshops; writing walks; and renga projects. The With Words website: http://www.withwords.org.uk Alan Summers also has his Blog: … Continue reading Alan Summers’ Travelogue on World Haiku Festival 2002 (Part 1)
Professor Kirby Record teaches as director of English for Academic Purposes at Akita International University (AIU) (国際教養大学) in Akita. He also writes haiku. He is a fellow haiku poet of mine. Professor Kirby Record contributed his book of poetry titled ‘A Welcome Coolness’ to me. I post poetry in his book, dividing them … Continue reading Haiku by Kirby Record (Part 3)
Haiku poets celebrated the New Year by writing haiku, painting haiga, or taking pictures, and so on. Masuda Aika（桝田愛佳）painted haiga to celebrate the Year of the Tiger in Akita, Japan. Masuda Junko（桝田純子）, Aika’s mother, wrote haiku for her sister, who is expecting a baby 13 years after her marriage. on … Continue reading Haiku about New Year (2010) (Part 2)
First of all, let me introduce Vihang A. Naik (b. September 2, 1969), a contemporary Indian poet, translator, literary and art critic. He is a founder of POETRY FiRST, where they pledge global peace by putting POETRY FiRST. I’m a member of POETRY FiRST, contributing my haiku to it. I presented two of my … Continue reading Haiku by P K Padhy in India (Part 1)
Happy New Year 2010 ! the Year of the Tiger 謹賀新年 kinga shinnen 二千十年 nisen ju nen 平成二十二年 heisei niju ninen 庚寅 Kanoe Tora Miss Masuda Aika（桝田愛佳）, a freshman at Seirei Senior High School in Akita, celebrated the New Year by contributing her haiga to the Akita Sakigake Newspaper （秋田魁新報） on January 1. We … Continue reading Haiku about the New Year (2010)
Professor Kirby Record teaches as director of English for Academic Purposes at Akita International University(AIU)(国際教養大学) in Akita. He also writes haiku. He is a fellow haiku poet of mine. On October 11 and 12, we participated in AIU Festival and exhibited works of haiku posted on the website, giving haiku activities, such as … Continue reading Haiku by Kirby Record (Part 2)
Marshall Hryciuk is a Canadian haiku poet. On November 28th,, 2009, I met him and his wife Karen Sohne, a haiku poet, who has written haiku in English for over 20 years. It was at a symposium by the Haiku International Association (HIA)（国際俳句交流協会） in Tokyo that we met for the first time. The title … Continue reading Haiku by Marshall Hryciuk (Part 1)
Professor Kirby Record teaches as director of English for Academic Purposes at Akita International University(AIU)(国際教養大学) in Akita. He also writes haiku. He is a fellow haiku poet of mine. On October 11 and 12, we participated in AIU Festival and exhibited works of haiku posted on the website, giving haiku activities, such as … Continue reading Haiku by Kirby Record (Part 1)
The Haiku International Association(HIA)（国際俳句交流協会）, a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting haiku globally, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment with a symposium titled Haiku Worldwide ― Present and Future on November 28, Tokyo. First of all, HIA President Akito Arima (会長有馬朗人) gave a speech of celebration as a greeting. Secondly, they announced … Continue reading Haiku at HIA Haiku Contest and Symposium (2009)
