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aiku ithout orders • Haiku Pacific Rim
S U Later in the afternoon, groups to globalization, friendship, and interna- of Long Beach, in conjunction visited the Japanese Garden at , for tional understanding. Many businesses Cwith the Southern California Haiku time to observe, walk, and write. use haiku in their advertising, or com- Study Group (), is pleased to William Higginson and Penny pose haiku books. One of the biggest announce that the first Haiku Pacific Harter arrived that evening. At the publishers of haiku in Japan is Japan Rim Conference, Haiku Without Borders, hotel’s Seafarer Room, Higginson led a Airlines (). October to November , , was a group in a -verse renku. He told us a The next speaker was Jim Kacian, big success. We voted to call it a celebra- portrait of Bashō was usually displayed editor of Frogpond and owner of Red tion instead of a conference. while writing renku. We separated into Moon Press. In , he gave a series of From the first afternoon, when tables, elected a moderator, and handed talks and workshops in far-flung places. the Pacific Ocean sunset welcomed our in verses for each round. Recently returned, he talked about his visitors to the Golden Sails Hotel, a three-month journey in “Around the feeling of camaraderie surfaced and the November World as Briefly as Possible.” rapport inspired us throughout the cele- During this day, a Haiku Faire bration. Jerry Ball gave a warm welcome in the hotel lobby had been set up in an adjoining confer- talk Wednesday evening and afterwards Friday morning for a trip to the ence room. Our visitors from Japan hung participants from different parts of the WHuntington Library and Botanical many colorful posters on the walls and world stood up, told a little bit about Gardens in Pasadena. Following arrival, each participant had a table. themselves, and read one of their haiku. there was a private tour and tea, then a After lunch, Michael Dylan ginko. There was also time for individual Welch presented “The Problems and October walks and reflections. Challenges of International Haiku.” At , we had a group read- A panel discussion with William , the first keynote ing at Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Higginson, Steven Carter, and Carmen speaker was Ikuyo Yoshimura, who Pacific Coast Highway. Featured read- Sterba followed. Concerns with global- Tgave an eye-opening presentation of the ers were Jerry Ball, William Higginson, ization include that haiku will become tanka and haiku of Ainu poet Hokuto and Penny Harter. Open readers were commercial and lose its local color. Iboshi, -. The Ainu (human Pamela Miller Ness, Patricia Machmiller, The final presentation was given in Japanese) are indigenous people of Jerry Kilbride, Jerome Cushman, by Jerry Kilbride at the farewell banquet. Japan. All present then wrote a haiku on Ochi Yasuko, Sosuke Kanda, Kiyoko He explained how the American Haiku the board and then read it aloud. Tokutomi, Wendy Wright, Margaret Archives operates and how haiku are After lunch, the speaker was Hehman-Smith, Eileen Benavente-Blas, preserved in acid-free paper and boxes. Steven Carter, Chair of the Department and Michael Dylan Welch, the modera- of Asian Studies at the University of tor of the proceedings. November California, Irvine. His paper, “From Deference to Delicacy,” explained the November , a farewell. Jerry intricacies of linked verse (haikai). The Ball gave the closing remarks, first rule with writing in the social place , Sosuke Kanda, Oinforming us that the next will be (za) is proper behavior, including humil- along with his charming wife, in . We all wrote goodbye haiku on ity and balance with respect for the pre- Yoshiko,S gave a presentation with slides a wall-board, which were read by each vious verse (maeku). Bishop Shinkei in entitled “The Popularity/Resurgence of author. We stood and made a circle. his Sasamegoto wrote that when a follow- Haiku in Japan.” There are many culture Sosuke Kanda taught us a ing verse (tsukeku) does not connect with clubs in Tokyo. The most popular writ- Japanese farewell, a series of claps in the maeku, it is as if you have two dead ing is haiku and four out of ten people tempo. A grand time was had by all. people, however well made up, standing compose haiku. Kanda explained that next to each other. person-to-person haiku exchange adds argaret ehman-mith News from the Society
Contests embers’ nthology
that the guidelines and Entries postmarked by January , Include a check payable to Jerry deadlines for all of the contests Ball in the amount of (entry fee, Phave been revised for . In there are invited to pre-publication price) and an for were many entries with complications. submit five of their best haiku for notification. e fee purchases one post- We know that these changes will Athe Members’ Anthology. e editors paid copy of the anthology. Additional help ensure that all of our contests run wish to showcase the very best haiku and copies are available at the same rate prior smoothly for years to come. We kindly senryû being written by members to publication. ask that if you forward the announce- and we encourage submissions of haiku Please direct all inquiries to Naia ments, please make sure to forward the written during . e editors will at naia@yahoo.com. We anticipate entire announcement. make the final selection of a single haiku issuing the Members’ Anthology in In addition, we are searching for for each author. early spring . a logo for the through a special Poems may be unpublished, or contest. previously published but not yet antholo- Members’ Anthology Details on all of the contests can gized. For a poem previously published, c/ Naia be found in the Contests section. Thank please include the name of the publica- Box you, we look forward to your entries! tion, volume, issue, and year. Oceanside, - Please send five haiku on one page HSA xecutive ommittee and a duplicate copy. Name, address, and email should appear on both copies. aia T H S A, I established by e State of arold . enderson and eroy anterman e HSA ewsletter President Jerry Ball Vice President Pamela Miller Ness ⁿ Vice President Stanford Forrester , I took over to be asked Secretary Howard Lee Kilby midterm as the newsletter editor. about the publication status of haiku Treasurer John Stevenson AUnfortunately, as Charles Trumbull, the Qin e HSA Newsletter. e policy through former editor of e HSA Newsletter once this issue is the one Charles Trumbull Questions about membership, dues, and all related matters should be addressed to wrote charted as newsletter editor. Namely, haiku appearing in the newsletter are not Howard Lee Kilby At times the press of personal published in the traditional sense. Secretary business simply overwhelms. Starting with volume Box Hot Springs, - (Winter ), that policy will reverse. [email protected] I relocated to Austin, , this At that point, haiku appearing in the year. at and other personal issues have newsletter will be published in the tradi- Questions about subscriptions, submissions, editorial correspondence, exchange copies, and caused delays in newsletter production tional sense. other matters concerning Frogpond should be beyond those expected when I took over. Regional coordinators will select addressed to After discussion with the haiku for their sections. We assume that Executive Committee, a decision was haiku that won contests were also evalu- Jim Kacian Editor, Frogpond made to publish the final two issues of ated. And it will be the responsibility Box in one package. is decision saves of the individual contributors to ensure Winchester, - the organization some money while help- that permissions were properly obtained [email protected] ing the newsletter return to schedule. to quote haiku. News and notices of events for publication in My humble apologies for this us, starting with the Winter The HSA Newsletter can be submitted to situation. Please rest assured that, from issue, publishing credits should be Mark Brooks now on, the newsletter will be published claimed by authors, and when submitting Editor, The HSA Newsletter on schedule. haiku, appearance in e HSA Newsletter Kiana Drive e deadline for the Winter issue should be considered publication. Austin, - is January , . [email protected] ark rooks P T N V , N 3⁄4 • S & A P News from the Society News from the Society
Notes from the rogpond Membership Renewal
, we ask that Please continue to send submis- UESTION: What can you do to help the you send submissions for Frogpond to sions for the Frogpond Supplement to HSA secretary in processing over BAssociate Editor John Stevenson Editor Jim Kacian Qmemberships in ?
John Stevenson Jim Kacian ANSWER: Please send in your renewal check Associate Editor, Frogpond Editor, Frogpond as soon as you read this. Box Box Nassau, Winchester, - Include your name, address, city, state, zip code +, telephone number and [email protected] [email protected] email address. Make checks payable to Haiku Society of America and make money Please follow the usual guide- of Frogpond are orders payable to Haiku Society of America lines – no more than five of your best available for purchase. This is your c/ John Stevenson, Treasurer. pre-viously unpublished poems, no more Achance to fill in holes in your collection, Membership dues for are: than three submissions of other forms explore the history of the , and to fill United States, Canada, at any one time – but add to this an unsightly empty spaces on your shelves. Europe, elsewhere. Dues must be additional one: due to the overwhelming The price is per issue, bulk dis- paid in currency. amount of material we look at each day, counts possible. If interested in a listed It is easy to renew memberships we ask that you limit your submissions to issue, please contact Editor Jim Kacian. before they lapse. However it takes about no more than four per issue (that is, one twenty-five minutes for each one after it submission of five poems and/or three – • lapses, because missed issues of Frogpond linked forms per month). • , , , and The HSA Newsletter must be mailed This will help us to stay ahead of • , , individually. the curve a bit better, and will also per- • , We have a new secretary and mit you the opportunity to be your own • treasurer beginning January , and it best first editor. These guidelines apply • , , , would be greatly appreciated if we could to both snailmail and email submissions. • , , process the membership renewals before • , , any items are missed. • , , , Please contact Howard Lee Kilby • , , at () - or [email protected] Correction • , , , with any questions you might have. • , Please send renewals (before // for Mr Frederick • , ) to Raborg that appeared on the Iwebsite and in e HSA Newsletter, we im acian & ohn tevenson Howard Lee Kilby incorrectly stated that Mr Raborg, “ . . . rogpond Secretary published science fiction stories under Box the nom de plume Dick Baldwin.” Hot Springs, - We have since learned that Mr Treasurer’s Report Raborg did not publish stories under this Please send renewals (after // name, and that “Dick Baldwin” is the uarter (eptember , ) ) to name of another person who happens to Initial balance ,. be a science fiction writer. Karen Klein Secretary We have corrected the error in Mr Income ,. Raborg’s obituary on the website. Massachusetts Avenue Expenses ,. We regret any confusion the error may Studio Boston, - have caused. Final Balance ,.
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Second Quarterly Meeting • June • New York, New York Meeting Report
he second quarterly meeting of Influence of Jazz.” Lenard described for by depicting the impossible as real using took place on June , from : to us the various elements that are typi- hyperbole. To demonstrate the point, T: at the Street Branch of cally associated with jazz as a musical this lovely piece the New York Public Library. The genre: rhythm, imagery, feeling, pacing, meeting was preceded by a ginko from spacing, tone, timing, storytelling, etc., : to : at the Central Park suggesting that those same elements are redwood shade Conservatory Garden, organized and led often incorporated into both haiku and the banana slug by Doris Heitmeyer, assisted by Miriam longer poems with a haiku flavor. eats my worries Borne, after which participants shared Citing his own work and that lunch at a local restaurant. of established names such as Richard D. Claire Gallagher Attendees included: Jerry Ball, Wright, Lenard delineated jazz as subject, Miriam Borne, Pamela Babusci, Miriam method, and setting, posing the ques- Chaikin, Yu Chang, William Cullen Jr., tion: Does the jazz engender the haiku, Adding a memorable highlight L.A. Davidson, Efren Estevez, Stanford or vice versa? Finally, to the strains of to the meeting was the presentation of Forrester, Patrick & Claire Gallagher, John Coltrane, audience members wrote the newly created Sora Award to L.A. Brenda J. Gannam, Elliot Grieg, their own haiku influenced by jazz. (Agnes) Davidson for her extraordi- Marilyn Hazelton, Doris Heitmeyer, nary and longstanding service to haiku. Kam Holifield, Bruce Kennedy, Lenard Congratulations and best wishes to D. & Lynn Moore, Naia, Pamela Miller river boat Agnes from all of us in ! Ness, Carl Patrick, John Stevenson, Jaxon the sax’s last notes Following the meeting, members & Arlene Teck, Allen M. Terdiman, Cor drift from the moon and guests joined for a family style van den Heuvel, Zeke Vayman, Rita dinner and conversation at Sala Thai Williams, and others. Cor van den Heuvel Restaurant. Among the work presented and entered in our scrapbook were the fol- renda . annam lowing Jerry Ball provided us with a rare NE etro egional oordinator treat, “The Lyric, The Dramatic, and the Narrative in Haiku.” Drawing on a locomotive whistle his personal experiences as a teacher of The Secretary fills the tea room poetry, and demonstrating with exam- Says Farewell evening chill ples from music and literature, Jerry taught us a new way of looking at haiku. e will have a new secretary ruce ennedy We analyzed work provided spontane- in . It is my hope and ambi- ously by audience members to identify Wtion to make the transition as smooth elements of lyricism (you can feel the as possible. Therefore, may I respect- flaunting music), dramatic appeal (you obtain a fully request that every member make an a new repertoire new or startling insight), and narrative effort to send in dues for before the – mockingbird (the story’s the thing). end of the year. Rounding out the program was an Dues that are sent in after Jaxon Teck extraordinary and challenging workshop, February cause additional duties for the “Yatsuka Ishihara’s Teachings: The Use secretary and cost additional postage for of Hyperbole in Haiku,” led by Patrick the . Jerry Ball, President, Gallagher, who has been studying Mr. Serving the Haiku Society of launched the meeting with brief remarks Ishihara’s theories since . Quoting America is a pleasure, I wish I had more and a review of business. Mr Ishihara’s startling “I believe it is leisure time. Literally jazzing up the program, critical that haiku tell about the truth was Lenard D. Moore’s presentation as if it were false,” Patrick exhorted us oward ee ilby “Writing Haiku and Longer Poems: The to rework some of our “ho-hum” haiku, ecretary
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Second Quarterly Meeting • June • New York, New York Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
at : Amendment . Article , est in becoming a chapter of the , we on June , by President Section is created as fol- began a discussion of regions and chap- TJerry Ball. Committee members present: lows: The electronic media ters. Stanford M. Forrester, Pamela Miller officer shall design, edit and We decided that Jerry will contact Ness, John Stevenson. produce a Society website. the coordinator of the Texas group to welcome them, encourage their partici- First Item Fourth Item pation in the , and put them in touch with the regional coordinator. T’ R: John pre- S : The slate of sented the Treasurer’s report, which was officers for the executive committee Seventh Item approved as read. will be as follows L C: We continued Second Item President Stanford M. Forrester the discussion, tabled at the March meeting, of the Society’s need for a logo, M’ A: Jerry Vice President Pamela Miller Ness an issue that has been under consider- announced that he would edit the ation for a long time. We decided to Members’ Anthology. Submissions ⁿ Vice President Jeff Winke run a contest open to all members. are due by December . Send to: Haiku Designs will be due January , ; the Society of America Members’ Anthology. Treasurer Tom Borkowski will determine the semi-finalists; and / Jerry Ball, Box , Seal Beach, the membership as a whole will vote for . [editor’s note – this information Secretary Karen Klein the winning logo. A prize of will has since been revised, please see page be offered to the designer of the winning of this newsletter] Newsletter Editor Mark Brooks logo. Full details will appear in the next newsletter. [editor’s note – this informa- Third Item Frogpond Editor Jim Kacian tion has since been revised, please see the contests section of this newsletter] A B: Frogpond Associate Editor John Stevenson The Executive Committee proposed Eighth Item amendments to the bylaws for the pur- Electronic Media Officer Dave Russo pose of reflecting the status and duties A: We discussed candi- of the Electronic Media Officer and Fifth Item dates for the Sora Award for , and Associate Editor(s) of Frogpond. [editor’s Stanford suggested instituting another note – it has been determined that the M B A: In category of award to recognize long- bylaws already cover this material as it order to better share duties among the term, honored members of the Society. applies to Associate Editor] President, the vice president, and the members will have the oppor- ⁿ vice president, the decided that The meeting was adjourned at : . tunity to vote on amendments on the the should administer the Merit ballot which will read as follows Book Awards beginning in . This Respectfully submitted, duty will include selecting the two judg- Amendment . Article , es, receiving and handling the entries, amela iller ess Section is amended as making certificates for the winners, and irst ice resident follows: The officers shall informing both the winners and the consist of a president, a first of the judges’ decisions. and second vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, a Sixth Item periodical editor, a newslet- ter editor and an electronic D C: In media officer. response to a recent inquiry from a haiku group in Texas that has expressed inter- P T N V , N 3⁄4 • S & A P News from the Society News from the Society
National Meeting • - September • New Orleans, Louisiana Meeting Report
, were printed. We took turns reading his Sunday afternoon we were treated Thursday, September , Randy provocative words, his ideas filling the to a free guided tour of the new exhibit TBrooks visited Xavier University’s cam- air and our hearts. The executive meet- at the New Orleans Museum of Art, pus for a pre-conference talk and two ing of officers followed. “Enduring Vision: - Century workshops with creative writing classes. Saturday evening, an open public Japanese Painting from the Gitter-Vellen On Friday the – which reading was held at the New Orleans Collection.” turned out to be a lucky day by all Zen Temple. Most of the conference After this tour, the meeting accounts – early arrivals enjoyed a New participants showed up, and many officially ended and our out-of-town Orleans-style feast in the courtyard of shared their haiku. visitors all headed home except for the Crescent City Brewhouse in the The next morning, September , Emiko Miyashita, who treated local French Quarter. those who remained in the city took part New Orleanians to a special haiku read- The conference proper was co- in a ginko through the French Quarter, ing on Monday night, sponsored by the hosted by Xavier University and the beginning at Cafe du Monde and end- Japan Society, the Japanese Consulate, New Orleans Haiku Society, a small ing with a reading in a back room of and our own local haiku group. It was a but growing group recently co-founded the Gumbo Shop. Here are some of the well-attended climax to a five-day feast by Johnette Downing and myself. We poems that arose from our wandering of haiku in the “City Care Forgot.” started early Saturday morning on (banquette in Jim Kacian’s poem is a local Xavier’s campus, with warm welcoming word for sidewalk) avid anoue remarks from Hitoshi Kawahara, Senior Consul of the Japanese Consulate. After Rue Dauphine this, Randy Brooks gave the keynote a masked child First Quarterly Meeting address, “Living the Tradition: Haiku rides piggy-back March • Wilmington, in Higher Education.” Mark Brooks followed with a lecture on “Approaching Peggy Lyles of the first Quarterly Kigo.” And, after lunch at nearby Meeting next year, the Delaware Picadilly’s Cafeteria, Jim Kacian treated outdoor cafe TRiver Haiku Group, will post the full us to “Looking and Seeing: How Haiga more ceiling fans program, program notes, publishers Works” – a presentation that included than people taking part in the book sale, and other many interesting images. details on the website:
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National Meeting • - September • New Orleans, Louisiana Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
at Vice President Pamela Miller Ness cussed and it was decided that it would : on September , be in the best interests of the first quar- Tby Stanford M. Forrester, ⁿ Vice ⁿ Vice President Jeff Winke terly meeting to have the dates firmly President. Committee members present: established. This was accomplished in Jim Kacian, Mark Brooks, and Howard Treasurer Tom Borkowski time for the autumn newsletter. Lee Kilby. Secretary Karen Klein March • Wilmington, June • New York, First Item Newsletter Editor Mark Brooks September • Evanston, A B: Frogpond Editor Jim Kacian December • San Francisco, A motion was made by Jim Kacian and seconded by Mark Brooks to delete the Electronic Media Officer Dave Russo office of Associate Editor of Frogpond Sixth Item from the proposed amendments to the bylaws. The motion passed. Third Item A: The The ballot will offer two Members Anthology was discussed. A amendments to the bylaws creating A M: The annual deadline of January was established the office of an electronic media officer mailing will consist of a ballot, a list for submissions. members in good on the executive committee and defining of nominee statements to the member- standing, i.e., dues paid in full for , those duties ship, a Membership Application would be eligible for inclusion in the Form, the - Membership List anthology. Jerry Ball, President, Amendment . Article , and Email Directory, and a letter to the and Naia will edit the anthology. The Section is amended as general membership from Mark Brooks, price will be . A check or money follows: The officers shall Newsletter Editor. order payable to Jerry Ball must accom- consist of a president, a first pany submissions. Five haiku for mem- and second vice president, bers with an allowance of ten entries a secretary, a treasurer, a Fourth Item for newer members. [editor’s note – for periodical editor, a newslet- complete details, please see page of ter editor and an electronic M R: The this newsletter] media officer. secretary requested that everyone make a special effort to send their dues for Seventh Item Amendment . Article , in during November and December of Section is created as fol- so that the incoming secretary in M A D: The lows: The electronic media January will have a lightened work- voted to change the submission dead- officer shall design, edit and load, as it takes about one and a half line for the Merit Award to March produce the Society website. minutes to process a renewal membership each year. before it lapses . . . but about twenty-five minutes to process a lapsed membership. The meeting was adjourned at : . Second Item With over memberships, the secre- tary appreciates this consideration of the Respectfully submitted, S : The slate of entire membership. officers for the executive committee oward ee ilby will be as follows ecretary Fifth Item President Stanford M. Forrester Q M: The National meetings for were dis-
P T N V , N 3⁄4 • S & A P Regional News: • Metro
Northeast J. Gannam, Allan David Goldschmidt, of Shakuhachi” led by master Daniel (, , , , , ) Ariel Goodman, Elliott Greig, Kam “Nyohaku” Soergel and his students Holifield, Pud Houstoun, Jane Kilthau, Allan David Goldschmidt, Jane Kilthau, Lawrence Rungren, Coordinator Joan Krishnaswami, L.C. Moncion, and Bruce Segerman. Among the () - Pamela Miller Ness, Fredric Schneider, themes expressed by the haunting strains Tanglewood Way North Bruce Segerman, Daniel Soergel, John of the shakuhachi: the sound of wind in Andover, - Stevenson, Richmond D. Williams, and the bamboo forest, the difficult life of [email protected] Cor van den Heuvel. a fisherman, the transience of life, and Frederic Schneider launched spirits passing between worlds. the meeting with a workshop entitled Following the meeting, members Boston Haiku Society “Poetic License and Haiku – Use It or and guests gathered at Tokubei for a Lose It”. Fred discussed the tension Japanese meal. B H S read at between immediacy (sticking to the facts) the Kaji Aso Studio for the Tanabata and the poet’s decision to strengthen the renda . annam TFestival of Lights on July . The poets haiku by altering reality, citing examples NE etro egional oordinator who read were Raffael de Gruttola, of Shiki’s use of poetic license (including Judson Evans, Jeannie Martin, and Zeke references from Donald Keene). Vayman. The floor was then opened to Delaware River Haiku Group The Boston Haiku Society general discussion of haiku presented resumed its monthly meetings on August by members, focusing on whether the D R H G . author exercised poetic license and, if met October . Nancy and Bill so, whether it is acceptable to do so. The TDennis hosted the at their home affael de ruttola consensus was that most haiku poets do in rural Malvern, . One of several fine alter the facts of their haiku experience touches of hospitality was serving two in order to create and/or improve the types of sushi to augment the members’ haiku in question – and most found it picnic lunches. Present at this Northeast Metro completely acceptable to do so. meeting were members Bill Dennis, (, , , ) “/ Remembered” was the theme Jim Paulson, Joan Trotta, Joette Giorgis, of the second part of the program, dur- and Dick Williams. In addition, two Brenda J. Gannam, Coordinator ing which each member read two or three guests, Frances Buttenheim and Joan () - haiku or senryû recalling experiences of Shuttleworth, attended from Williams’ State September , , and its aftermath. class on “Writing Haiku.” Brooklyn, - Among the work presented and entered The morning ginko was cancelled [email protected] in our scrapbook were the following by the management of Swiss Pines, a distinguished Japanese garden, because last year’s journal – of wet grounds. Northeast Metro the blank page At lunch Secretary Dick Williams of September tenth handed out an expanded version of N M R the program and events for the First hosted the Haiku Society of John Stevenson Quarterly Meeting of the Haiku Society TAmerica’s second quarterly meeting. of America which would host in Details are on page of this newsletter. Wilmington, , on March , . He the president saying hoped to use the web-page section also held its third quar- God Bless America! for quarterly meetings to give members terly meeting of on September as if it’s an order more details than are possible to include T, from : to : at the same in The HSA Newsletter. Street Branch of the New York Public Brenda J. Gannam Williams has brief program Library. notes on the presentations by Stanford Members and guests in atten- Following a brief break for M. Forrester, John Stevenson, and Jim dance were: Miriam Borne, Jerome refreshments and display of publica- Kacian that could be added to the web Cushman, LA Davidson, Zirka tions, we were treated to an extraor- Derlycia, Stanford M. Forrester, Brenda dinarily beautiful program, “The Art (continued next page)
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Northeast Metro continued The group shared the poet’s of reading, rereading, and repeating a dilemma of having to walk on the leaves single favorite haiku for an entire day. to get home. The haiku, by Buson, is the one about a Delaware River Haiku Group After the workshop there was a moth asleep on a bell. continued free-wheeling exploration of the relation- After-lunch readings included ship of haiku and music. Joette Giorgis, a page. Another idea is to include intra- teacher of guitar and composer of reli- in all day Wilmington travel information for those gious music, played a modern Japanese listening to old LPs members coming from New York City song and several etudes. She suggested rainy season blues and Washington, by Amtrak. For them as possible ways to accompany the members without internet access, reading of haiku. Some talk was given Roberta Beary they will be able to write to Williams for to setting haiku or haibun to music but a hard copy of all information put online the lack of repetitious lines, verses and There were two workshops, with at the Society’s website. rhythms seemed daunting. Jim Paulson Bob acting as scribe. In discussing Two haiku from each of the five told of the way that Charles Easter had members and two guests were arranged his haiku in special sequences a young boy chases analyzed. Authorship of the poems was to make his improvised guitar accompa- fireflies beside the canal not given initially, but was often revealed niment more meaningful. sunset on water during the group’s attempts to clarify Secretary Williams adjourned and improve each haiku. the gathering and urged all to come Bob Jewett to the March , , meeting at the Delaware History Museum in the group considered whether “young” between waking sleeping Wilmington. added to the poem, and suggested a voice calls my name – changes that would result in “beside the is it real? .. illams canal / a boy chases fireflies / sunset on water” instead. Joan Shuttleworth In August, Fred Donovan and Southeast Julia Vickers joined Jim Kacian and Most of the comments on this (, , . . , , , Maureen Gorman in Winchester, haiku dealt with portraying the mental . . . , , ) Virginia, for Jim’s annual haik-out on state between sleep and wakefulness. the Shenandoah. Following the morn- Would punctuation or an “and” in the Wyman Rousseau, Coordinator ing’s paddling, Lee Giesecke and Tei first line help or hurt? () - Matsushita Scott joined the kayakers Heritage Woods Place for lunch and the regular meeting. Jim Charlotte, - contributed this one-liner to the opening warm respite [email protected] round at reedy water’s edge – glistening reptilian shells surprised again tonight first firefly Towpath Joan Trotta Jim Kacian are a movable There was unanimous agreement feast. Meetings can happen any- Two lively workshops were fol- on this haiku that “reptilian” was too Twhere in a -mile radius of the city lowed by a last-call round of readings, vague a word. Trotta substituted “turtle on the Potomac. The feast, however, is including shells” instead. always a good one. Bob Jewett hosted the June meet- scorching day red leaves ing at his Alexandria townhouse, with fades in the woods too pretty to step on – Roberta Beary, Ellen Compton, Lee cicada song the way home Giesecke, and Tei Matsushita Scott in attendance. Over lunch the group Tei Matsushita Scott Bill Dennis heard Poet Laureate Billy Collins’ poem “Japan,” which speaks of the pleasures (continued next page)
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Southeast continued Pinecone South (, , ) , The North Georgia Towpath Haiku Society, met at The Atlanta Dr. R. Paul Tucker, Coordinator continued PBotanical Gardens on May , , for a () - ginko and kukai. Orchids, grasses, coni- Conway Terrace The October meeting took fers, May apples, water lilies, goldfish, a Hot Springs, - place at the Annandale home of Lee waterfall, quail, poison dart frogs, and [email protected] and Marina Giesecke, with Lee, Ellen other sensory images found expression Compton, Bob Jewett, Tei Matsushita in the day’s haiku. Scott, and Laquita Wood in attendance. Those present included Yoshie South In the introductory round the group Kurosaki, Cheryl Crowley, Dennis and enjoyed Debbie Holmes, and Peggy and Bill S R C of Lyles. For her first meeting with the the was held on November & group Cheryl Crowley, who teaches T, in the board room of the Hot Springs beads of rain Japanese literature at Emory University, airport. Those present included Jeff clinging to the spider web offered a traditional haiku greeting Whittingham, Christine Spindel, Bill autumn wind Lerz, Imam Sulaiman R.S. Aqeel I, and Howard Lee Kilby. Lee Giesecke pinecone Opening ceremonies included on the sunny path a welcome to attendees from Stanford pointing the way forward M. Forrester, Susan Delphine Delaney, During the discussion period, Karen Klein, Mark Brooks, and Yvonne Lee and Ellen reported that, together Cabalona via email readings of their with Roberta Beary, they had led a Cheryl Crowley salutations and works. Dr Paul Tucker, haiku-writing session for the Japan South Region Coordinator sent a mes- America Society’s Otsukimi, or moon Here are more haiku from the sage that he was absent because of a viewing. The event was held on the ginko and kukai medical conference out of town. His Moon Terrace of Hillwood Mansion, presence was missed by all. once the Northwest Washington home Bill Lerz, a student of Shokan of the late Marjorie Merriweather Post. orchids Tadashi Kondo, read an online renku. Now a museum, the estate includes a expose all . . . He served as host for Kondo’s visit dur- beautiful Japanese garden as well as an I blush ing an earlier conference where renku impressive collection of Russian Imperial was first introduced. art and - and -century French Dennis Holmes On Saturday morning, attendees decorative arts. In addition to haiku, began the day by viewing a video of the the evening included performances by Summer Sumo Tournament in Japan. A the Washington Toho Koto Society and cool mist few wrestling bouts were viewed. the Washington Nihon Buyo Japanese talk of Madagascar Later in the morning, a senryû- Dance Group. by the vanilla vine kukai was held and Jeff Whittingham of Once again there were two work- Conway, , presented “Writing Linked shops, followed by a last-call round of Peggy Lyles Verse On-line with Middle School readings as the meeting closed. The Children.” This was followed by a tour next meeting will be on December at of the airport led by Kilby that included Nelson Fitton’s in Alexandria. For more information about the a visit to the flight control tower. For information on Towpath, Pinecone group, please contact Lori at Next, the participants held an send an email to
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South continued eighteen-month period starting in Fall suddenly moving . The “Highway Haiku and Street with only two weeks to spare Gallery Program” will cover a -mile August terror South radius of the parishes surrounding continued Shreveport. Haiku by Nan Dozier and Woody Taylor Marian M. Poe were selected from The day concluded with another among the works of art (visual art Diving bird round of writing and sharing haiku and poetry) that were submitted. grabs dried crumb of last night’s followed by a short planning session for In October, Carlos Colón was yellow vomit next year’s conference. The Arkansas awarded the Shreveport Regional Haiku Society provided lunch at a local Arts Council Fellowship in Literary Hal Gimpelson () restaurant. Arts. Earlier in the year, Colón was A memorial service was held in also named second runner-up in the looking in vain Hot Springs, , for Donald Krabbe, th Annual Louisiana Literature Prize for last summer’s sun flower – of Fox, Arkansas, on his birthday for Poetry. this long drought November , at the cherry tree on the campus of Garland County Community arlos olón Elizabeth Nichols College. Krabbe was a member of the Arkansas Haiku Society and the . The next meeting was held He was fluent in Spanish and shared his September , . Jean Dormont love of Spanish literature and poetry at Plains & Mountains officiated. She asked for designs to be the South Region Conference in . (, , , , , , , . ) submitted for High Country Haiku let- terhead and membership cards. reincarnation Elizabeth Nichols, Coordinator Haiku were written at the July windshield ice () - concert of the Fujiyoshida Choir at in my tea cup San Juan Road Colorado College. The group performed Colorado Springs, - Japanese folk and family songs with Howard Lee Kilby ElizabethNichols@yesart.com sensitive movement and a sophisticated choral sound. The concert ended with an oward ee ilby arrangement of “America the Beautiful” for r aul ucker High Country Haiku with audience participation. chap- books were presented to the director of C H of Colorado the choir as well as their pianist. Shreveport, Louisiana Springs met on August . HRobert McAtee presided and distrib- Petite pianist E P N uted a revised list of member names and removed geta to reach at Shreve Memorial Library cel- addresses. baby grand pedals Tebrated its anniversary in November. Hal Gimpelson and Robert As part of the celebration, the discussed the poetic concept of “inten- Jean Dormont received permission to feature poems tional fallacy” and ambiguity in haiku, by each of the last five Poets Laureate with possibilities of the unconscious as thirsty singers of the United States. For November , a source. Members then shared some leave their manager on stage the official anniversary, the received recent haiku, including these trying to save face permission to feature Bob Dylan. As of October , there have been different Blond on her Harley Elizabeth Nichols poets showcased on the . Twenty-six trailer of pets following states plus Washington, , and Guam spring semester The next meeting was October have been represented as well as eleven at Pike’s Perk. Jean Dormont presided countries outside the United States. Robert McAtee and Imogene Pillard, Elizabeth Nichols, The Shreveport Regional Arts Council is posting haiku and short poems on temporary billboards for an (continued next page)
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Plains & Mountains continued Her entry was On Sunday, Bill Rick from Dallas and Elbert Pruitt from Houston, who Manzanar were in contact with the group via the High Country Haiku cold as the fire internet, joined us. continued of dead stars It was a throughly great time and we already have put in a request to be Rachel Sauer (a new member), Lynn New from Elizabeth S. Lamb in the Fall Festival next year, which we Fawcett, and Woody Taylor attended. found out will be their Anniversary. Fawcett and Taylor offered a S. L, also from Santa The Fort Worth Haiku Society program of “Place Names in Classical Fe, published Dreamcatcher of Light can be contacted via mail at Japanese Haiku.” Selections were taken Ewith art work by Barbara Ann Gurwitz. from the earliest periods of haiku and the Visit the Santa Fe Poetry Broadside at Fort Worth Haiku Society sources included Japanese Death Poems
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California continued The book produced to support Central Valley Haiku Club this reading, entitled Still Singing, was edited by Rich Krivcher, who addressed O , the , in con- Haiku Poets of Northern California the gathering about his experience in junction with the City of Folsom’s continued doing this work. Mr Krivcher took the Ocelebration of National Arts and title of his book from a haiku of Issa’s Humanities Month, performed a haiku in part a personal struggle with health reading at the Gekkeikan Sake Factory problems, was extremely moving. insects on a bough in Folsom, California. The presenters floating downstream were: Jerry Kilbride, W.F. Owen, Don boulevard blosssoms in bloom still singing Delcollo, and Yvonne Cabalona. Spirit Considering the other activities . . . stay in this body This event is the thirteenth annual on the venue for that day, an audience of Two Autumns reading and represented eighteen was considered successful to the She also read many pure haiku not only members in the audience foursome reading haiku and haibun. We showing her keen awareness of the but many visitors and friends as well. were treated to the sight of a beautiful resources of her surroundings. Japanese garden and koi pond through She was followed by paul m., also met on October , floor-to-ceiling glass walls of the confer- whose work was quite San Francisco ori- , at Fort Mason, San Francisco, ence room. ented, pithy, and full of quiet wit. But he TGate House. Once the reading had concluded too gave the audience many pure haiku. The meeting was called to order and the audience left, the readers took by president Garry Gay at : . The a tour of the grounds, the warmth birdsong meeting began with a round of readings of the day lending itself to a leisurely opening the sliding door accompanied by introductions. This was stroll. Don Delcollo was quite helpful in in her red pajamas followed by several announcements from pointing out the various types of plants Garry Gay. He also introduced the need bordering the pond. We took notice of After paul’s reading the group for officers. Few seemed willing to serve. the tadpoles in various stages of devel- took a twenty-minute break for socializ- Patrick Gallagher agreed, however, to be opment, of how the frogs themselves ing. This was followed by Earl Johnson’s membership secretary, and Paul Miller “chirped” when they leaped into the reading. He is a retired minister and to be treasurer (until next September). water, and we even witnessed the flyby peace activist, and his haiku reflected in Kay Anderson discussed the fact of a blue heron whose shadow over the part his interests. that she had a video tape made of the pond scattered the koi. Two Autumns reading last August and As we toured, we observed the pacifists praying that it is very good. main building along the pond looked forgive us our trespasses Patrick Gallagher presented a as though it floated just above water before trespassing paper and workshop on literary refer- level. We were told the structure was ences and allusions in haiku. The people intentionally constructed to look that Recently, Mr Johnson took a present all spent some time writing way. Leaving the grounds took us by a freighter trip around the world and on it poems containing allusions and literary Zen garden with deep rake marks broken organized his haiku, which he began to references. up by deer tracks that meandered around write in . This was followed by a short social the garden’s rocks. One bystander com- The final reader was Michael break. After the break, visitor Carmen mented on making a sand angel. All in McClintock, who read a number of Sterba, who lives in Japan, gave a charm- all, it was a great day for us, both in and haibun. Mr McClintock was a charter ing reading of haibun and haiku. This outside of the building. member of the and has long been was followed by an extensive discussion On Sunday, November , mem- involved in the haiku community. His of haiga by Jim Kacian, who brought a bers of the met at the downtown work included the following large number of overhead slides to illus- Sacramento Library for their bi-monthly trate his exploration of many kinds of meeting. Although sparsely attended, all the spring day, haiga, both Japanese and western. W.F. Owen, Shiela Mahan, and Yvonne the deer cross the high meadow The meeting ended at : . Cabalona welcomed Paul O. Williams and into the clouds from Belmont, California, into their aul . illiams (continued next page)
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California continued Regular meetings were held on in conjunction with Cal State University May , and July . Attendance was Long Beach, were to be the hosts. From small at both meetings but enthusiasm there, we segued to poetry writing. Central Valley Haiku Club was high. July’s meeting was attended by: The group made a list of kigo. × continued W.F. Owen, Jerry Kilbride, Ty Hadman, cards were passed out for each to write Don Delcollo, Shiela Mahan, Yvonne several haiku. After a break, a chosen midst and membership. Business of Cabalona, and curious newcomer: John speaker read each haiku twice, and then the day included the possibility of an Powell. John told us that he was new to once more for a show of hands for votes. conference for Winter , the haiku, having discovered it a mere six One of the top vote-getters was upcoming Christmas Potluck, and our months ago. chapbook, blink. At this meeting, it was revealed the snow In discussing the conference, it that Bill Owen was one of two sec- teaching a poet was felt that more members needed to ond-place winners of the (Art its geometry be on hand for the discussion and so the and Literature Competition for the matter was tabled for the next meeting. California Civil Liberties Public Mel Bernstein The remaining time was used to share Education Program) in the Tanka/ our haiku and haibun. With the four Haiku category argaret ehman-mith of us, it turned into a workshop of sorts with each helping the other to construct New Year’s dream poems for resonance and impact. unknown flowers surround the camp Northwest in the pictures (, ) of the sea Don Delcollo also entered the smelling the sea contest in the Short Essay category, and Ruth Yarrow, Coordinator he, too, placed second. Kudos to both () - Paul O. Williams members for such fine showings. Cascadia Avenue South In May, Ty gave a haiku presen- Seattle, - cleaning cobwebs tation at one of the Sacramento high [email protected] the hair schools for an arts festival. He admits in grandpa’s ear that gaining the students’ attention was a difficult task, but he was able to do so, Haiku Northwest W.F. Owen one student at a time. The only order of business was the to have enjoyable The meeting adjourned at :; chapbook. Afterwards, we shared several monthly meetings. Fifteen poets the date of the next meeting has rounds of haiku. Wattended on November . Autumn has not been set but members will be noti- If new Central Valley members of come even to the evergreen Northwest. fied as to when and where we will meet. the wish to contact members of the , please contact Yvonne Cabalona at J, the welcomed New
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Northwest continued Haiku Canada Conference Shiki Monthly Kukai Moves May -, to haikuworld.org Haiku Northwest continued Call for Submissions O, haikuworld.org became chill morning – the administrator of the Shiki Monthly red leaves pulverized H C C IKukai. With roots back to , this peer- at the stop sign will take place May -, , in reviewed contest has been helping poets TOttawa, Ontario, Canada. The theme of find an outlet for their creative expres- Michael Dylan Welch the conference is Haiku and the Arts. sion while challenging them to improve The conference is issuing an their craft. lingering frost open call for presentations. Submissions We would love to see mem- the pile of mouldy leaves should include a brief description (work- bers participate. Please visit our website in a faded lawn chair shop, lecture, demonstration, exhibition, at
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e World Haiku Club’s Global Haiku Tournament
is apt to give every The events proper were a real-time link and shift only, it was obvious by the Bashō-wannabe pause. I mean, what presentation of the poems complete with judges commentaries that serious weight Tcould carry greater weight around the comment and criticism based on their was given to the inclusion of, and place- office water cooler than being master of effectiveness. This aspect alone gave ment of, traditional subject matter. the haiku world? Global=BIG and when the tournament an enormous amount of It would be unfortunate if the was the last time anything big by societal potential to be something truly special: kindest thing that could be said about standards happened in haiku? Seems, fourteen poets, witnessed by judges and the first annual was that no one got folks, we’re about to get our due. spectators, discussing their poetry in real hurt. Thankfully, the work of the poets What ensued was, as Tapping time. Unfortunately, the tournament day rose above any of the structural flaws. Woodpeckers Captain Gary Warner put festivities had no weight in the judges’ Director Paul Conneally comments it, “both the most frustrating and most voting so any preparation time spent on rewarding poetic experience of my life”. commenting on the poems prior to the As I look again now at the haiku The tournament can best be sum- event itself took away from the actual and renku produced I see a fine marized as four teams of seven poets task of honing one’s entries. body of work, even better than competing in two head-to-head rounds, There was also the unanticipated I remembered at the time when with the winners of the first round prospect of + pieces of email per in the thick of it. This in itself advancing to meet each other in a final. round. Surely the contest originators did is the reason that I feel the Spanning three months (April through not have any inclination that the event tournament despite hiccoughs June ) the tournament consisted of would use up that much bandwidth, but was successful – setting aside three events held a month apart. Each each eager spectator who signed up to the organisational problems of team presented two kigo poems per watch (and some not so eager who were running such a tournament the poet (based on judges’ supplied kigo), added to the tournament list by their results cannot be denied. one free form poem, and one renku simple involvement in another list) per team (including a judge’s supplied awoke to overflowing inboxes. Even The works themselves and hokku). With the additions of spectators worse, at a rate of email per hour, the fact that many of the par- and newspaper coverage, the event stood the contestants themselves could not ticipants have since launched to have a truly unique flavor for English- keep up with the flow, and for all intents themselves with new fervour language haiku. and purposes, what ensued was white into exploring renku together Susumu Takiguchi, a judge and noise. There was simply not enough makes me feel that the whole the World Haiku Club chairman, sums time to read each posting with the atten- event was, although flawed up the tournament tion it deserved and comment before the in places, like all truly beau- end of the time period. Subsequent post tiful things are, a worthwhile The first was an attempt at tournament readings reveal a wealth thing to be involved with. providing world’s haiku poets of pertinent commentary. The simple with a new formula to enjoy, addition of a few points being levied in Despite all the pressure, sleepless learn and share haiku/renku favor for the best showing would cast an nights, and aggravation, some marvelous in a light-hearted and fun way. entirely different spin on something that poems were written. All told, haiku On balance, it was a success needlessly kept poets already overtaxed and six renku were written, not to men- which was earned by the people in front of their computers. tion the countless pieces that ended up concerned, captains, team The Pointed Radishes, the win- on the cutting room floor. Not a bad members, judges, spectators ning team, went through several person- tally, and justification enough to see the and officials, and would not nel changes as poets lost interest in what event retooled for the future. have been possible without an was perceived as poorly defined rules, incredible amount of hard work an excessive time commitment, and the ary teinberg and dedication by people such group process as a whole. One judge went aptain, ointed adishes as the Captain of the winning missing during the finals and the subse- team and Tournament Director, quent decision to base the final round on as there were teething problems the votes of six judges likely altered the to overcome, which are items to outcome of the event. Despite the stated be discussed in its review. rule that the renku would be judged by (continued next page)
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Global Haiku Tournament Leroy Kanterman Appointed Honorary Curator continued of the American Haiku Archives
T T H (’ ) A H A Archives actively invites future and regu- advisory board is pleased to lar contributions. The American Haiku First Place Tannounce the appointment of Leroy Archives exists with the hope and confi- Kanterman as the - honor- dence that present and future generations summer’s end ary curator of the American Haiku will continue to enjoy and benefit from a drawbridge across Archives at the California State Library the reading, writing, and studying of the changing tide in Sacramento. This honor is in recog- haiku and all related poetry.” nition of Kanterman’s many decades of The advisory board is paul m haiku writing and his cofounding with delighted to pay tribute to Leroy even amurai Harold G. Henderson, in , of the Kanterman as the current honorary Haiku Society of America. Kanterman’s curator of the American Haiku Archives. term as honorary curator of the Archives To search the collections online, please Second Place runs for a year starting from July , , visit
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Harold G. Henderson Gerald Brady Merit Book Awards Memorial Award Memorial Award
for unpublished for unpublished of the Merit Book haiku was originally made possible senryû was made possible by a starter Awards is to recognize the best Tby Mrs Harold G. Henderson in memo- Tfund donated by Virginia Brady Young Thaiku and related books published in a ry of Harold G. Henderson, who helped in memory of her brother, Gerald Brady. given year. found The Haiku Society of America. This year’s competition received This year’s competition received This year’s competition received slightly more than entries. The twenty-four entries. The judges were close to , entries. The judges were judges were Pamela A. Babusci and Stanford M. Forrester and Bruce Larry Kimmel and Carol Purington. Tom Painting. Kennedy.
First Place First Place First Place
loon calls divorced monk & i by vincent tripi. Preface by my daughter drawing circles she cleans the ring Cid Corman. Illustrations by David near the fire around the tub Kopitzke. Hummingbird Press ( Box , Richland, ). pages. Marjorie Buettner W.F. Owen postpaid.
Second Place Second Place Second Place what’s not there: selected haiku of Jeffrey summer evening – after lovemaking Winke by Jeffrey Winke. Deep North from across the meadow returning Press ( Harrison Street, Evanston, a call to supper to ourselves ). pages. .
Billie Wilson Heather Basile Best Translation (tie)
Einstein’s Century: Akito Arima’s Haiku Third Place Third Place by Akito Arima, translated by Emiko Miyashita & Lee Gurga. Brooks Books shivering on the roof nest of black hair ( Woodridge Drive, Decatur, I rub my palms together secured with ball-point pens ). pages. . postpaid. meteor shower office geisha Tsuru by Yoshiko Yoshino, translated Michael Fessler Art Stein by Lee Gurga & Emiko Miyashita. Deep North Press ( Harrison Street, Evanston, ). pages. Hardcover. Honorable Mentions Honorable Mentions postpaid in North America.
John Thompson Best Criticism Ross Figgins Marilyn Taylor Doug Hunt W.F. Owen The Nick of Time: Essays on Haiku Harey Hess Aesthetics by Paul O. Williams. Edited by Lee Gurga & Michael Dylan Welch. Press Here ( Box , Foster City, arry immel & amela . abusci & ). pages. postpaid. arol urington om ainting udges udges (continued next page)
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Merit Book Awards e Haiku Calendar Competition continued
Best Anthology P has announced the Lois E. Harvey (Canada) results of its Haiku Calendar Karen Hoy (England) (×) A New Resonance : Emerging Voices in SCompetition. Susan A. Holdridge () (×) English-Language Haiku edited by Jim kirsty karkow () Kacian & Dee Evetts. Red Moon Press January I rinse the rice Susan Marie La Valée () ( Box , Winchester, -). Peggy Willis Lyles () Peggy Willis Lyles () pages. . postpaid. February second day of snow Mary Fran Meer () Anne LB Davidson () Pamela Miller Ness () (×) Honorable Mentions March Mother’s scarf James Paulson () (×) Anthologies Peggy Willis Lyles () Carmen Sterba (Japan) April April dusk Alan J. Summers (England) a glimpse of red: The Red Moon Anthology H.F. Noyes (Greece) Linda Jeannette Ward () of English-Language Haiku edited by Jim May broken easel Michael Dylan Welch () Kacian & the Red Moon Press Editorial Kathy Lippard Cobb () Peter Williams (England) Staff. Red Moon Press ( Box , June news Billie Wilson () (×) Winchester, -). pages. Alison Williams (England) Bill Wyatt (England) . postpaid. July midnight swim Rob Scott () The Haiku Calendar will be Voices and Echoes edited by Carlos August family picnic published by Snapshot Press in October Colón. Carlos Colón ( Lynn Avenue, Carmen Sterba (Japan) , priced ∙ (); ∙ () Shreveport, ). and September indian summer (Overseas). Prices include postage and Canada, elsewhere, postpaid. Carolyn Hall () packaging. October autumn clouds tanford . orrester & Marian Olson () ohn arlow ruce ennedy November bedtime story udges James Paulson () December the long night e R.H. Blyth Award Carolyn Hall ()
Each of these haiku features R.H. Blyth Award Bashō Festival prominently in The Haiku Calendar . from the World Haiku Club received English Haiku Section The Prize Money of (s) is Tover entries even though the time- divided equally between the twelve win- table was short. B M M ners. The overall winner was Kirsty holds an annual festival which In addition, the runners-up will Karkow of the United States. The two Tincludes a haiku contest with a section be included in The Haiku Calendar . runners-up were K. Ramesh of India and for haiku composed in English. The following poets had one or more Tim Hornyak of Japan. Two haiku received the Special such haiku Honorable mentions included Award this year, one written by Terry John Bird of Australia; Carolyn Hall Ann Carter of Canada the other written odd gurre aksnes (Norway) of the United States; Dimitar Argakijev by Moussia Fantoli of Italy. In addition, Winona Baker (Canada) of Macedonia; W.F. Owen of the the Selected Haiku section includes work Ernest J. Berry (New Zealand) (×) United States; Sonia Cristina Coman of from almost thirty poets. David Cobb (England) Romania; Meryl Duprey of Canada; and The list of haiku, complete with Kathy Lippard Cobb () (×) Pamela A. Babusci of the United States. translations into Japanese, is available DeVar Dahl (Canada) (×) Complete details, including the online at
P T N V , N 3⁄4 • S & A P Contests & Competitions
The Kaji Aso Studio International Branch. All proceeds generated from qualities, they nonetheless are that do not comply with the instruc- Haiku and Senryu Contest this contest go towards a college intensely alive in their quiet tions will be discarded. scholarship for a deserving student. and deep evocation of aspects Deadline: January , of life and the world, aspects Entry fee: None. Regulations: Haiku must be original, that can easily be overlooked. Sponsor: Kaji Aso Studio. unpublished, and have not previously In and through these haiku Address: Billie Wilson, Spiess won an award in Palomar Branch we are able to live more fully Competition Coordinator, Fritz Regulations: Haiku arranged in contests. Open to the public. and with a non-exclusiveness Cove Road, Juneau, -. three lines with -- or fewer syl- that lets us participate in and lables. Entries must be unpublished Entry procedure: Mail two copies, appreciate multitudinous event- Adjudication: Two judges will be and have not been submitted to any typed in English on one side of a experiences. selected by Modern Haiku; their other competition. Season words are sheet of 1⁄2× inch paper. Put name, names will be announced at the optional. address, and phone number on one Regulations: The competition is open time of the awards. Judging will be copy only. Category should be typed to everyone but the staff of Modern double-blind, and the judges will Entry procedure: Send three identical on each sheet. Entries not returned. Haiku, the competition coordinator, not know the identity of the entrants. copies on 1⁄2× inch white paper and the judges. Each entry must be Judges’ decisions are final. with your name and address in the Entry fee: Two haiku for . Please the original, unpublished work of upper right hand corner of only one make check or money order ( the author, and should not be under Awards: First Prize: plus a copy. funds) to National League of American consideration in a contest or for signed and previously-loved copy of Pen Women. publication elsewhere. Appearance Bob’s The Turtle’s Ears (, out of Entry fee: for three haiku and/or on an Internet website is considered print); Second Prize: plus a copy senryu. Payment to be made in Address: Poetry Contest, publication, but a haiku that has of Bob’s The Shape of Water (); checks payable to the Kaji Aso Helen Sherry, Caminito been previously shared on an email Third Prize: plus a copy of Bob’s Studio. Corriente, San Diego, . haiku list is not considered to be Some Sticks and Pebbles (). Five “published” for purposes of this com- poets will be awarded Honorable Address: Kaji Aso Studio, Adjudication: Timothy Russell. petition – but note that the judges Mentions and each will receive a Stephen Street, Boston, . will be instructed to disregard any copy of Bob’s A Year’s Speculations on Awards: , , , Honorable entries that they have seen before. Haiku (). Adjudication: Judges affiliated with Mentions. The winning haiku will Of course, entries should not be the Kaji Aso Institute for the Arts be published in a chapbook. shared on such a list during the term Notification: Winners will be notified will be announced with the contest of the competition. Entries must be by email or phone before the general results. Notification: Winners will be notified in English. announcement. Winning entries will by mail. Send an or + for be published in the summer Awards: for First Prize, list of winners. The judges will look for entries that issue of Modern Haiku and will be for Second Prize, and for Third hew to Western norms for haiku posted on the Modern Haiku website, Prize. Awards may be increased. Rights: All rights revert to winners as published in Modern Haiku and
Mainichi Haiku Contest through enrolled in school the public. Books must have been The logo may, but need not, include continued as of September may enter. published in . An author may the initials () or full name of submit more than one title. Books The Haiku Society of America. your name, age, address, telephone Submit up to three haiku per stu- published by officers are eligible Designers should keep in mind that number, and the name of any haiku dent. All haiku must be previously for this award. the design should reproduce well on organization to which you belong. unpublished, original work, and a variety of materials in addition to Also please indicate International not entered in any other contest or Entry procedure: Send two copies of paper. All designs must be the origi- Section. submitted elsewhere for publica- each book, noting them to be Merit nal work of the designer(s). tion. Please follow the guidelines Book Award entries. Judges may Online entries are preferred. The carefully. consider books that have not been Entry procedure: Please submit four form is available at
Press Here This dual language edition features dozen countries have been chosen by Ferris Gilli and Paul MacNeil as Japanese haiku by Kiyoko Tokutomi, eleven editors worldwide. an Associate Editor. Christopher H announces the pub- co-founder of the Yuki Teikei Haiku American Haibun & Haiga is Herold has now stepped into the role lication of finding the way: haiku Society. changing to Contemporary Haibun to of Managing Editor. Pand field notes by paul m. The book Both books are avail- accord with the facts about its now- The annual Valentine contains poems plus field notes, able from Brooks Books at worldwide practice. Volume should Awards voting is taking place. This and an introduction by the author. Woodridge Drive, Decatur, . be out in April and will contain is your opportunity to participate Paul is an award-winning + works from fifty or more authors, in the Reader’s Choice voting for San Francisco poet who has been plus haiga by the best practitioners of favorite poems in Volume . You are writing haiku since , and his The World Haiku Club the art in English. invited to vote for up to ten poems work has appeared in numerous Finally, is offering a published in The Heron’s Nest dur- journals and anthologies. W H C, via deal – we’re running out of space ing . The book is pages, Ami-Net International Press, here, and rather than buy a new Each of the issues is eas- .×. inches, and comes with a Tpublished the -page Wild Flowers, house, we thought it would be ily accessible by navigating to
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P T N V , N 3⁄4 • S & A P What: Haiku North America
Where: New York City
When: June -,
Why: 1⁄2 days of lectures, panels, workshops, haiku entertainment, an evening at the Japan Society, a morning at the New York Botanical Garden, book sales, exhibits, haiku camaraderie with poets from around the world!
Who: YOU! Mark your calendar NOW!
Info: http://www.haiku-north-america-.org/
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HE AIKU OCIETY OF MERICA established by arold . enderson and eroy anterman