Brass bell - a haiku journal curated by Zee Zahava

red icicles

sparkling along the boardwalk —

stiletto heels

x

ţurţuri roşii

sclipind de-a lungul străzii-

tocuri stiletto

http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.ro

The 122th. WHA Haiga Contest （07/2014)

Judge and comments by Kuniharu Shimizu ....(blog)

 http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/122/haiga122.htm

Daily Haiga -An edited journal of contemporary and traditional haiga

Editor: Linda Pilarski
http://www.dailyhaiga.org

PREMIO LETTERARIO INTERNAZIONALE MATSUO BASHŌ -2014

La Giuria del Premio Letterario Internazionale Matsuo Bashō per la poesia haiku

 – II Edizione( 1.200 componimenti).

Anno 2014, presieduta da Luca Cenisi (Presidente dell'Associazione Italiana Haiku) e composta dai seguenti Membri:

Giacomo Vit

Valeria Simonova-Cecon

Nicolas Grenier

Rossella Pompeo

Igor Quézel-Perron

SEGNALATI 

PER LA SEZIONE B

foggy orchard –

my hand meeting yours

on the same orange

x

nebbia nel frutteto -

la mia mano incontra la tua
sulla stessa arancia

http://aih-haiku.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Verbale-ITA1.pdf

The Asahi Shimbun- Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray

back to childhood attic-

my favourite Drakula mask

is toothless too

x

iar copil, în pod-

nici masca lui Drakula

nu mai are dinţi

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/style/AJ201407180005 

MY HAIKU IN CHINESE TRANSLATION BY CHEN-OU LIU

First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog English Original

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NEVER ENDING STORY

Butterfly Dream: Frost Haiku by Lavana Kray 

English Original

first frost ...
his empty pillow
next to mine



Chinese Translation (Traditional)

初霜 ...
在我枕頭旁邊
是他的空枕頭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

初霜 ...
在我枕头旁边
是他的空枕头

COMMENT:

Chen-ou Liu

On the first reading, L1 functions well as scene-setting line while Ls 2&3 indicate a troubled relationship. After the second reading, L1 carries a symbolic significance related to the relationship implied in Ls 2&3.

Brass bell- a haiku journal

Curated by Zee Zahava

 

muddy stork after rain-

the garden gnome

so clean...

x

barza prin ploaie-

piticul de grădină

atât de curat...

http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.ro/ 

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray/July 04-2014

Independence Day-

thounsands of fireworks

marriage proposal

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/style/AJ201407040008 

WORLD HAIKU ASSOCIATION- Haiga contest( 06-2014)

Judge and comments by Kuniharu Shimizu( his blog)

 http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/121/haiga121.htm

Daily Haiga- an edited journal of contemporary & traditonal haiga

http://www.dailyhaiga.org/haiga-archives/1405/-war-news-by-lavana-kray-romania
 

DailyHaiga is an online journal presenting the best of English language haiga- an artistically meaningful digital or scanned image integrated with haiku or related poetic forms .

Editor:Linda M.Pilarski
Spring Lake Alberta, Canada

European Quarterly Kukai- The topik: Water

179 authors 

41 countries(14 from Romania)

7th.place- 21 points

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hot day idleness-

I am watching the puddle

turning back to cloud

x

lene de vară-

mă uit la o baltă cum

redevine nor

 http://europeankukai.blogspot.ro/2014/06/results-of-european-quarterly-kukai-6.html

Revue Gong(42) - Association Francophone de Haiku

flori de cireş

în jurul casei mele-

păşesc pe vârfuri

 

se schimbă  vremea-

câţiva fulgi de nea pe flori

şi peste noi doi...

http://www.association-francophone-de-haiku.com/publications/gong/gong_afh.html

A Hundred Gourds- a quarterly journal of haiku, haiga, tanka, haibun&renku

June 2014 3:3

Managing editor: Lorin Ford

twice alone-

they cut the tree

where we used to meet

x

mult mai singură-

se retează copacul

unde ne-ntâlneam

http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg33/haiku12.html 

HAIGAONLINE- A Journal of Poetry and Painting

Volume 15 issue 1
Spring 2014
Editor Linda Papanicolaou

 http://www.haigaonline.com/issue15-1/issue.html

Le Prix Jocelyne Villeneuve (Canada)

Honorable Mention

 guerre civile-

des violets sauvages

entourent les obus

x

război civil-

violete sălbatice

încercuisc obuzele

http://haikucanada.org/awards/PrixJocelyneVilleneuve2014.pdf 

Akita International Haiku Network

back to childhood house
I gently open its stooped door –
we are so alike...

子どもの時の家に帰る
やさしく前傾したドアを開ける－
私たちはとってもよく似ている


http://akitahaiku.com/2014/04/26/%E3%80%8E%E8%A9%A9%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E7%A7%8B%E7%94%B0%E3%80%8F%E7%AC%AC5%E5%8F%B7-%E7%AC%AC2%E5%9B%9E-%E6%97%A5%E9%9C%B2%E4%BF%B3%E5%8F%A5%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-%E5%9B%BD/ 

WORLD HAIKU ASSOCIATION

The 120th. WHA Haiga Contest （05/2014) Judge and comments by Kuniharu Shimizu ....  

 http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/120/haiga120.htm

HAIKOUEST-Association bretonne pour la connaisance du haiku contemporain

Sur le thème: "Jaune"
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roses jaunes gardées

parmi les feuilles d'un livre-

mon jardin de poche

x

trandafiri galbeni

presaţi într-o carte-

grădina mea de buzunar

http://www.haikouest.net/

HAIKOUEST-Association bretonne pour la connaisance du haiku contemporain-France

Sur le thème: " Bourgeons"
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repas végan-

sur le plateau de la lune

des bourgeons de pin

x

dietă vegană-

pe platoul lunii

muguri de pin

 http://www.haikouest.net/default.html

Brass bell- Haiku journal

birthday-

the same mouse from yesterday

around the cake

x

zi de naştere-

la masă cu acelaşi

şoarece de ieri

 
Curated by Zee Zahava 

http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.ro/ 

The 119th. WHA Haiga Contest （04/2014)

Judge and comments by Kuniharu Shimizu.
http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/119/haiga119.htm 

 

FROGPOND- The Journal of the Haiku Society of America (37.1 issue)

     falling walnuts...

        the  end of summer

in Morse code

x

cad nucile...

 sfărşitul verii

    în codul Morse

 http://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/

 

 

MAINICHI- Annual Selection 2013

Selected and commented on by Isamu Hashimoto

Aug. 15, 2013

five o'clock tea—
my shadow goes always
to my neighbour's yard 

X

Comment: * You are going to have some interaction with the neighbor. 

Composing a delectable haiku masterpiece

"With respect, I would like to point out four very important factors in composing haiku in English. First is the "punch line." The last line or the final word is supposed to serve as a stopper or "bung" in the haiku — similar to the humorous punch lines seen in party jokes, on a superficial level. However, in haiku, the punch line is very different from that of simple jokes. Haiku must have resonance, connecting with readers' imaginations. Think about Basho's haiku (1694-1944): amusing and / gradually saddening / cormorant fishing boat (tr. by IH). The last line in haiku can be interchanged.

Secondly, a "kigo," or seasonal reference, is desirable. It makes the haiku deeper, penetrating further into human life or the entity of things. Every country has its own seasons. Haiku poets should use them in their own way.
Thirdly, abbreviations: "The shorter the better" indeed applies to haiku in English.
Fourth is the simple sketch. The composer must depict the tip of the iceberg, while implying a vast, submerged underworld.
On every haiku published here in 2013 (about 300 pieces), I provided a comment. Please enjoy them, and don't be angry, gentlewomen and gentlemen, if yours is not highly respected!"

                             ISAMU HASHIMOTO
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/haiku/etc/archive/selection2013.html

WORLD HAIKU 2014-NO 10

553 Haiku in 30 languages by 188 Poets from 40 Countries

 

World Haiga Gallery: Judge: Kuniharu Shimizu

16 haiga from 7 countries

Beate Conrad, Dainius Dirgela, Christine Villa, Dan Hardison, Heike Stehr, HG Mercury, Irena Szewczyk, Lavana Kray, Magdalena Banaszkiewicz, Mario Zontoni, Robert Kania, Ramona Linke, Sandi Pray, Silvia Kempen, Silvija Butkovic & Simone K. Gusch

 Author: Ban'ya Natsuishi
ISBN: 978-4-87944-216-1
Publisher: World Haiku Association, Japan
Pub. Date: 5 March 2014

CHRYSANTHEMUM 15-April 2014

Internet Magazine

for Modern Poetic Forms in the Tradition of

Japanese Short Poetry

Managing editor: Beate Conrad- Austria

  http://www.bregengemme.net/

the full moon on my shoulder-
why to go back
to the empty house?

x

der volle Mond an meiner Seite-

warum zurückgehen

in das leere Haus?

x

luna plină pe umărul meu-

de ce m-aş întoarce

în casa goală?

ACORN- A JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HAIKU

Acorn is a biannual journal dedicated to publishing the best of contemporary English-language haiku. In particular, it showcases the individual poem and the ability of haiku to reveal the extraordinary moments found in everyday life.
 http://acornhaiku.com/

fool moon-

a fishing line

splits it

x

luna plină-

firul unei undiţe

o despică

The 2014 Fourth Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award Grand Prize

The Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award is organized by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR) & The Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship (LibrAsia), with the kind support of the Haiku International Association (HIA), and the World Haiku Association.

Number of entries: 290, from 39 countries (the highest from Croatia and USA, each 39, 13%; no country affiliation: 31, 10.6%; India: 19, 6%; UK: 17, 5.8%; Romania: 12, 4.1%; Serbia: 11, 3.7%; Canada and New Zealand each 9, 3.1%…)

Runner up

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butterflies wedding 

across a melilot plot-

the monk stops scything

x

nuntă de fluturi

pe un câmp de sulfină-

călugărul stă din cosit

 http://iafor.org/iafor/the-2014-fourth-vladimir-devide-haiku-award-grand-prize/

 

DailyHaiga-an edited journal of contemporary&traditional haiga

http://www.dailyhaiga.org/

BRASS BELL: the first issue of this haiku journal- April-2014

The theme was: rain
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Curated by Zee Zahava

sunrise on the beach-                                   zori de zi pe mal-
in your raincoat pockets                în buzunarele trenciului tău
rain  from yesterday                                      ploaie de ieri
 

"Comentariul este, cum spune Roland Barthes, un discurs îndrăgostit. Scrii despre un poem pentru că te-ai amorezat de el și vrei să-i faci o declarație de iubire. Sigur că, fiind o declarație publică, ai vrea să-i faci și pe alții să-l îndrăgească. O faci fără pic de gelozie.

Ce iubesc la asemenea poeme? Discreția. Vorbesc despre ceva intim, dar o fac doar pe departe. Dau numai de înțeles. Nu precizează nimic. Menționează doar cîteva repere: răsăritul de azi, ploaia de ieri, un adjectiv pronominal care face aluzie la un cuplu, la o pereche, fără să spună cine e el și cine e ea (în română your ar putea foarte bine să lipsească, deși, dacă ne gîndim bine, introduce o nuanță esențială în tensiunea poemului) și, în niciun caz, ce s-a întîmplat. Evident, despre vreo emoție numită sau declarată a autorului nici vorbă.

Construim (înscenăm) doar din presupuneri. Pare să fie vorba de o despărțire sau de o plecare (dacă nu chiar de ceva mai rău) – ieri au fost doi, azi e doar unul (deși ieri și azi pot fi doar metafore). Cel rămas (el sau ea) iese matinal pe plajă. Să fie o neliniște care nu-l lasă să doarmă? Caută ceva ce nu mai e?

A îmbrăcat - oare dintr-un gest de tandrețe? - haina lui (ei) de ploaie, dimineața e totuși răcoare pe plajă. Ferindu-și mîinile, le-a băgat în buzunare… Și aici a (re)întîlnit… totul.

N-aș vrea să ratez finalul și prefer să vă trimit la două poezii care vorbesc de ploaia de ieri: Danae și Dar noi?

Vreau numai să vă întreb: pe ce mizați, pe răsărit sau pe ploaie?"

Corneliu Traian Atanasiu- Romanian Haiku-Yahoo Groups
http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.ro/ 

The 118th. WHA Haiga Contest （03/2014)

http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/index.html 

Judge and comments by Kuniharu Shimizu

DailyHaiga-an edited journal of contemporary & traditional haiga- March 2014

http://www.dailyhaiga.org/

European Quarterly Kukai- Spring edition (colors)

^{179 authors, 41 countries.}

^{white tulip field}

^{around the single red one-}

^{you in my life}

^x

^{o lalea roșie}

^{într-un câmp de albe-}

<sup>tu în viața mea... 

(3-1-2) - 13 pts.     14th. place</sup>

http://europeankukai.blogspot.ro/2014/03/results-of-european-quarterly-kukai-5.html

DailyHaiga- Journal of contemporary and traditional Haiga

http://www.dailyhaiga.org/

A Hundred Gourds-3:2 March 2014

wetness in the air- the moon sliding from leaf to leaf x  aer umed- luna se prelinge de pe-o frunză pe alta http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg32/haiku09.html

Haiku Editor, Managing Editor – Lorin Ford

The Shiki Monthly Kukai/ February 2014

Kigo Theme: 

LONGING

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First Place -   26 Points

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war news-                   veste din război-

I wear                          port

your shirts...                cămăşile tale...

(3,4,9) = 26 pts

https://sites.google.com/site/shikikukaitemporaryarchives/home/february-2014-kukai

World Haiku Association- Haiga contest (02.2014)

Judge and comments by Kuniharu Shimizu ....
http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/117/haiga117.htm 

Ploc! La revue du haiku nr. 49- sur le thème: La lumière d’hiver

Ce numéro a été conçu et réalisé par Olivier Walter 

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fenêtre entr’ouverte-

des papillons de neige voltigent

dans l'obscurité

x

fereastră-ntredeschisă-

fluturi de nea plutesc

în întuneric