Haiku at the 12th HIA Haiku Contest (2010): the Results

Dr. Akito Arima （有馬朗人）is President of the Haiku International Association (HIA)（国際俳句交流協会）(http://www.haiku-hia.com), a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting haiku globally. Dr. Arima also leads the haiku group Ten’I (Providence)（天為）(http://haikunet.info). On December 2, I received HAIKU INTERNATIONAL NO.91 published on November 30, 2010. In the magazine they reported the results of the 12th … Continue reading Haiku at the 12th HIA Haiku Contest (2010): the Results →

Haiku and the Japanese Garden by Michael Dylan Welch

On May 18,2010, I received a comment on haiku by Roberta Beary for Int’l Haiku Spring Festival from Michael Dylan Welch as follows. Nice to see these translations of Roberta's poems from the book! Michael Since then we have been exchanging e-mails. First of all, I would like to introduce … Continue reading Haiku and the Japanese Garden by Michael Dylan Welch →

Haiku by Helen McCarthy for Int’l Haiku Spring Festival 2010 (2)

On the second day of our festival, it is a great pleasure for us to introduce Helen McCarthy, a haiku poet, in London, UK. Helen McCarthy writes books on Japanese animation and comics. She also writes about embroidery (and she hopes to start embroidering her haiku soon.) She gives talks and workshops … Continue reading Haiku by Helen McCarthy for Int’l Haiku Spring Festival 2010 (2) →