THE V , N 3⁄4 • S & A HAIKU SOCIETY OF AMERICA N 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 [email protected]. 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 ? 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