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
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