Sunday, May 04, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Masaoka Shiki: The Misunderstood Reformer, Critic and Poet by Carmen Sterba
https://suite.io/carmen-sterba/5jbw2vn
Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Robert Wilson's Essays
I have written 6 detailed essays and a postscript tracing the history and hermeneutic roots of haiku and hokku. It is the only study of its kind on the planet. It totals over 500 pages.
I invite you to read them. Together, they form a valuable textbook.
My six essays and a postscript:
The Importance of Ma
http://haikureality.webs.com/
Reinventing The Wheel
http://haikureality.webs.com/
To Kigo Or Not To Kigo
http://haikureality.webs.com/
Is Haiku Dying?
http://simplyhaikujournal.com/
The Colonization of Japanese Haiku
http://simplyhaikujournal.com/
Postscript: What Is and Isn't Haiku
http://haikureality.webs.com/
Haiku is Dead
http://simplyhaikujournal.com/
I invite you to read them. Together, they form a valuable textbook.
My six essays and a postscript:
The Importance of Ma
http://haikureality.webs.com/
Reinventing The Wheel
http://haikureality.webs.com/
To Kigo Or Not To Kigo
http://haikureality.webs.com/
Is Haiku Dying?
http://simplyhaikujournal.com/
The Colonization of Japanese Haiku
http://simplyhaikujournal.com/
Postscript: What Is and Isn't Haiku
http://haikureality.webs.com/
Haiku is Dead
http://simplyhaikujournal.com/
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Genjuan International Haibun Contest 2014 Guidelines
Genjuan is the name of the cottage near Lake Biwa where, in 1690, Basho lived for a time. His residence in this ‘Vision-Inhabited Cottage’ was probably the happiest period of his life, and it was there that he wrote his most famous short haibun. The purpose of the Contest is to encourage the writing of fine haibun in English and maintain the connection between the traditional Japanese perception of haibun and what is evolving around the world. The judges are hoping that the Contest will continue to receive a warm response from all haibun writers. The award for the Grand Prix remains the same – a good replica of a Hokusai ukiyo-e print – and smaller gifts will be sent to the An (Cottage) Prize-winners. The writers of all the decorated works will receive a certificate of merit. We sincerely look forward to your participation.
Guidelines for 2014
1 Subject: Free.
2
Style: No restrictions, but special attention must be paid to honour the spirit of haikai.
3
Length: In total, between 15 to 40 lines (at one line = 80 spaces; a 3-line haiku counts as 3 lines).
4
Haiku/Title: At least one haiku (no formal restrictions) should be included and each piece should be given a title, however short.
5
Format: Print on one sheet of A4-size paper (and use the reverse if long) and write at the bottom your name (and your pen name, if you have one) together with your address, telephone number, and email address.
Your privacy will be strictly protected, and the judges will not see your names until the result has been decided.
6
Deadline: All entries should reach the following address between 1 October 2013 and 31 January 2014.
Please send your entries to:
Ms. Eiko Mori, 2-11-23-206
Jokoji, Amagasaki-shi,
Hyogo-ken 660-0811,
Japan.
Entries received after this date might not be accepted. Kindly avoid sending by express and using extra-large envelopes. Best write your home address on your envelope, too.
7
Entry Fee: None.
8
Restrictions: Entrants can send up to three entries, but two is what we normally expect. They should be unpublished. As we cannot return your entries after screening, please retain your own copies.
9
Questions: All queries should be sent to the address above or by email to moriemori55@yahoo.co.jp Email Ms. Mori 2 weeks after sending your entries if you wish to have an acknowledgement of receipt.
10
Judges: Nobuyuki Yuasa, Stephen Henry Gill, Hisashi Miyazaki
11
Special Request: The authors of the decorated works will later be requested to send us their works by email. In this, we expect your cooperation.
12
Results: The results and the judges’ comments will be sent to all entrants in spring. The prizes and the certificates of merit will be sent to the winners by early summer.
Genjuan is the name of the cottage near Lake Biwa where, in 1690, Basho lived for a time. His residence in this ‘Vision-Inhabited Cottage’ was probably the happiest period of his life, and it was there that he wrote his most famous short haibun. The purpose of the Contest is to encourage the writing of fine haibun in English and maintain the connection between the traditional Japanese perception of haibun and what is evolving around the world. The judges are hoping that the Contest will continue to receive a warm response from all haibun writers. The award for the Grand Prix remains the same – a good replica of a Hokusai ukiyo-e print – and smaller gifts will be sent to the An (Cottage) Prize-winners. The writers of all the decorated works will receive a certificate of merit. We sincerely look forward to your participation.
Guidelines for 2014
1 Subject: Free.
2
Style: No restrictions, but special attention must be paid to honour the spirit of haikai.
3
Length: In total, between 15 to 40 lines (at one line = 80 spaces; a 3-line haiku counts as 3 lines).
4
Haiku/Title: At least one haiku (no formal restrictions) should be included and each piece should be given a title, however short.
5
Format: Print on one sheet of A4-size paper (and use the reverse if long) and write at the bottom your name (and your pen name, if you have one) together with your address, telephone number, and email address.
Your privacy will be strictly protected, and the judges will not see your names until the result has been decided.
6
Deadline: All entries should reach the following address between 1 October 2013 and 31 January 2014.
Please send your entries to:
Ms. Eiko Mori, 2-11-23-206
Jokoji, Amagasaki-shi,
Hyogo-ken 660-0811,
Japan.
Entries received after this date might not be accepted. Kindly avoid sending by express and using extra-large envelopes. Best write your home address on your envelope, too.
7
Entry Fee: None.
8
Restrictions: Entrants can send up to three entries, but two is what we normally expect. They should be unpublished. As we cannot return your entries after screening, please retain your own copies.
9
Questions: All queries should be sent to the address above or by email to moriemori55@yahoo.co.jp Email Ms. Mori 2 weeks after sending your entries if you wish to have an acknowledgement of receipt.
10
Judges: Nobuyuki Yuasa, Stephen Henry Gill, Hisashi Miyazaki
11
Special Request: The authors of the decorated works will later be requested to send us their works by email. In this, we expect your cooperation.
12
Results: The results and the judges’ comments will be sent to all entrants in spring. The prizes and the certificates of merit will be sent to the winners by early summer.
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
a&j watch ASAHI SHIMBUN
ASAHI http://ajw.asahi.com/tag/ASAHI%20HAIKUIST%20NETWORK
sia and Japan Watch / ASAHI SHIMBUN FB : https://www.facebook.com/AJW.Asahi
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201312060057
sia and Japan Watch / ASAHI SHIMBUN FB : https://www.facebook.com/AJW.Asahi
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201312060057
SKYLARK'S NEST
Submissions to the summer 2014 issue of
Skylark are now open (until February 1st). Submissions of tanka in all
its forms are invited, as are tanka art/haiga for the online gallery.
Please refer to the submission guidelines.
http://skylarktanka.weebly.com/skylark-gallery.html
Please refer to the submission guidelines.
http://skylarktanka.weebly.com/skylark-gallery.html
Sunday, December 15, 2013
DIOGEN WINTER CONTEST 2013
HAIKU and SENRYU - THEME: cold winter winds (unpublished)
TANKA – Theme: S N O W (unpublished)
HAIGA - your WINTER haigas are very welcome, but if we do not receive a considerable number of entries, they will be selected and published only. They may be published, pls give credit.
Please send no more than 3 of each of your works.
Deadline: January 31, 2014 The results: March 1st, 2014
E-mail: haiku@diogenpro.com
HAIKU and SENRYU - THEME: cold winter winds (unpublished)
TANKA – Theme: S N O W (unpublished)
HAIGA - your WINTER haigas are very welcome, but if we do not receive a considerable number of entries, they will be selected and published only. They may be published, pls give credit.
Please send no more than 3 of each of your works.
Deadline: January 31, 2014 The results: March 1st, 2014
E-mail: haiku@diogenpro.com
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
call from Ed Bremson for 2013 Best of Mijikai Haiku
My name is Ed Bremson. Mijikai Haiku, which means short or brief haiku, is a project that was begun by me, with help from my friend Haiku Jin (who gave me the name of the group). Some possible ideas include taking a haiku and paring it down to its bare essentials, eliminating unnecessary words; or writing a haiku from scratch by concentrating on images instead of grammar. Another idea is to paint images with only a few words, perhaps make impressionistic haiku, using broad strokes. Of course there are many ways to do this. I’m not going to tell you how to use your imagination. Much of the time I personally try to make an actual haiku. Let me give an example. Here is a poem I wrote:
spring moonlight –
a black cat waits silently
in the yard
In Mijikai Haiku, how might we change this? Perhaps:
moonlight
black cat
yard
or
black cat
moonlight
yard
Of course it would also be possible to say:
moonlight / black cat / in my yard OR EVEN
moonlight / in my yard / black cat
You might ask, why do you say “in my yard”? Isn’t that being verbose? Well, “in my yard” is just one possibility. And a lot of the process depends on the effect the poet is trying to convey. And I did cut it down from ten words to six, from thirteen syllables down to seven, which fits in with the spirit of Mijikai Haiku, imho.
Of course, there are many ways to make Mijikai Haiku. Some have experimented using one word, two words, three words, etc.
The above examples are not the only possibilities. Given the imagination of human beings, who knows what paths of creativity and expression we might go down. BY THE WAY, particularly with Mijikai Haiku, there are no correct ways to say this or that. There are only new ideas. Also, like Mijikai Haiku, this statement is a work in progress.
One last thing: let’s make this a fun and safe place to carry on this experiment. Let’s be nice and pleasant to each other so everyone can have fun.
spring moonlight –
a black cat waits silently
in the yard
In Mijikai Haiku, how might we change this? Perhaps:
moonlight
black cat
yard
or
black cat
moonlight
yard
Of course it would also be possible to say:
moonlight / black cat / in my yard OR EVEN
moonlight / in my yard / black cat
You might ask, why do you say “in my yard”? Isn’t that being verbose? Well, “in my yard” is just one possibility. And a lot of the process depends on the effect the poet is trying to convey. And I did cut it down from ten words to six, from thirteen syllables down to seven, which fits in with the spirit of Mijikai Haiku, imho.
Of course, there are many ways to make Mijikai Haiku. Some have experimented using one word, two words, three words, etc.
The above examples are not the only possibilities. Given the imagination of human beings, who knows what paths of creativity and expression we might go down. BY THE WAY, particularly with Mijikai Haiku, there are no correct ways to say this or that. There are only new ideas. Also, like Mijikai Haiku, this statement is a work in progress.
One last thing: let’s make this a fun and safe place to carry on this experiment. Let’s be nice and pleasant to each other so everyone can have fun.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
red lights
red lights
Submissions: You are invited to submit tanka or tan renga (maximum 10 per Submission) and/or tanka sets (maximum 2 per submission no longer than 5 tanka each) preferably by email.
Send to: red lights
Marilyn Hazelton, Editor
2740 Andrea Drive
Allentown, PA 18103
If you are new to the concept of tanka, please consult
Monday, October 28, 2013
The Daily Haiku
DailyHaiku is a print and online literary publication that exists to promote and preserve the written art of haiku. DailyHaiku publishes the work of Canadian and international haiku poets, blending contemporary, experimental, and traditional styles to push the boundaries of English-language haiku. Through our special features section and invited poet series, DailyHaiku also aims to chronicle and explore the diverse and ever-changing landscape of contemporary haiku-related forms.
One haiku is published per day on www.dailyhaiku.org (ISSN 1913-3936), and each year a print edition is published in book format that collects the work featured in the online publication (ISSN 1913-3928). Editors: Nicole Pakan and Patrick M. Pilarski
One haiku is published per day on www.dailyhaiku.org (ISSN 1913-3936), and each year a print edition is published in book format that collects the work featured in the online publication (ISSN 1913-3928). Editors: Nicole Pakan and Patrick M. Pilarski
Monday, July 08, 2013
Under the Basho journal / Yosa Buson
New haiku online journal UNDER THE BASHO
http://underthebasho.com/
E.I.C. : Don Baird
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YOSA - BUSON GROUP (moderated by Gabi Greve)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/548324355202690/
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HAIKU REALITY CONTESTS
http://haikureality.webs.com/contests.htm
http://underthebasho.com/
E.I.C. : Don Baird
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YOSA - BUSON GROUP (moderated by Gabi Greve)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/548324355202690/
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HAIKU REALITY CONTESTS
http://haikureality.webs.com/contests.htm
Friday, July 05, 2013
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
marks
KERNELS ONLINE
http://kernelsonline.com/
AKITA HAIKU
http://akitahaiku.com/2013/05/02/
Bamboo Hut
http://thebamboohut.weebly.com/
American Tanka
http://www.americantanka.com/
KUSAMAKURA HAIKU
http://www.kusamakura-haiku.jp/boshu/index_e.html
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Calls
SHARPENING THE GREENPENCIL
http://sharpeningthegreenpencil.blogspot.ro/p/guidelines.html
THE 2013 HAIKU CONTEST RESULT
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Chinese translation of my haiku
Honored to have one of my haiku translated into Chinese by the gifted poet Chen-ou Liu in the "NeverEnding Story First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog."
Here's the link: http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2013/02/butterfly-dream-mist-haiku-by-angelo-b.html
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Here's a screen capture:
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About Chen-ou Liu
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chen-ou Liu (劉鎮歐) was a college teacher, essayist, editor, and two-time winner of the national Best Book Review Radio Program Award. In 2002, he emigrated to Canada and settled in Ajax, a suburb of Toronto. There, he continues to struggle with a life in transition and translation. Featured in New Resonance 7: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku, and listed as one of the top ten haiku poets for 2011 (Simply Haiku, 9:3&4, Autumn/Winter 2011), Chen-ou Liu is the author of Ripples from a Splash: A Collection of Haiku Essays with Award-Winning Haiku, Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize Winner of the 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest), and Broken/Breaking English: Selected Short Poems. His tanka and haiku have been honored with 47 awards, including Certificate of Merit by the Tankagendai Corp, 7th International Tanka Festival Competition, 2012, Tanka First and Third Places in the 2011 San Francisco International Competition, Grand Prix in the 2010 Klostar Ivanic Haiku Contest, and 特選 (Prize Winner) in the 2010 Haiku International Association Haiku Contest.
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Reprinted in E- PAPERS
Butterfly Dream (Haiku) and One Man's Maple Moon (Tanka) features on NeverEndingStory are reprinted in four e-papers which are :
1 Poetry and Poetry Lovers, edited by Sweepy (A D Joyce)
2 The Poetry Daily, edited by Govind Joshi
3 The Poetry Daily, edited by My Blogworld
4 The Poetry and Me Daily, edited by Poetry and Me
See here: http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2013/02/hot-news-haikutanka-reprinted-in-four-e.html
Friday, February 15, 2013
Call for Subs : Butterfly Dream
Butterfly Dream: Call for Haiku Submissions
Send your best, preferably published haiku (please provide publication credits) or new work and a bio sketch (75 words max.) with the subject heading "Published or Unpublished Haiku, Your Name, Submitted Date" to Chen-ou Liu, Blog Editor and Translator via email at neverendingstory_haiku@yahoo.ca And place your haiku directly in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.
No more than 20 haiku per submission window and no simultaneous submissions. And Please wait for at least four months for another new submission.
Please note that only those whose haiku are selected for publication will be notified within two months, and that no other notification will be sent out, so your works are automatically freed up after two months to submit elsewhere.
The accepted haiku will be translated into Chinese and posted on NeverEnding Story and Twitter (You are welcome to follow me on NeverEnding Story, or on Twitter at @storyhaikutanka).
Of them, the best 66 haiku will be included in the anthology, which is scheduled to be published in April of 2014, and the best of the best haiku of 2013 will be rewarded $CAD 50 and the poet will be given a 3-page space to feature the best haiku of his/her choice. For those whose haiku are included in the anthology, each will receive a copy of its e-book edition.
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One Man’s Maple Moon: Call for Tanka Submissions
Send your best, preferably published tanka (please provide publication credits) or new work and a bio sketch (75 words max.) with the subject heading "Published or Unpublished Tanka, Your Name, Submitted Date" to Chen-ou Liu, Blog Editor and Translator via email at neverendingstory_tanka@yahoo.ca And place your tanka directly in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.
No more than 20 tanka per submission and no simultaneous submissions. And Please wait for at least four months for another new submission.
Please note that only those whose tanka are selected for publication will be notified within two months, and that no other notification will be sent out, so your works are automatically freed up after two months to submit elsewhere.
The accepted tanka will be translated into Chinese and posted on NeverEnding Story and Twitter (You are welcome to follow me on NeverEnding Story or on Twitter at @storyhaikutanka). Of them, the best 66 tanka will be included in the anthology, which is scheduled to be published in April of 2014, and the best of the best tanka of 2013 will be rewarded $CAD 50 and the poet will be given a 3-page space to feature the best tanka of his/her choice. For those whose tanka are included in the anthology, each will receive a copy of its e-book edition.
More Calls and Notes
1. EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI
http://europeankukai.blogspot.com/
2. LAKEVIEW
http://lijla.weebly.com/index.html
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
HAIKU NEWS
http://www.wayfarergallery.net/haikunews/?p=4264
Vol. 2 No. 7 features haiku from: Seren Fargo, Mark Brager, Angelo Ancheta, Claire Everett, Ernesto P. Santiago
Thursday, January 03, 2013
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