Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Haiku Workshop: Kyoto Hibikiai Forum in Autumn

Full moon/Over Arashiyama/Who hunts in its light? (JW, Notre Dame Univ.)
pace of the river/where it divides/october moon (GS, Haiku Soc. Am.)
a cockroach/on the run -/in Osaka Station (HM, Br. Haiku Soc.)


Dates & Time: 3rd Thursdays of 3 autumn months. 18:15 - 19:45
Sep. 21: Instructor: Hisashi Miyazaki - selected topics of Japanese & English haiku, including “Insects in Haiku”. Bring‘ENHAIKLOPEDIA’, please.

Oct. 19: Instructor: Jane Wieman
Nov. 16: Instructor: Gerald Staggers
In the two latter workshops, your own haiku (previously submitted) will be polished and anonymously discussed. Topics about the structure and techniques of expression in English haiku will be also presented.


Place: Falafel Garden (3-16, Tanaka-Shimoyanagimachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. 100 meters east from Demachi-Yanagi Station. Tel. 075-712-1856)


Fee: 2,000 yen/workshop, or 5,000 yen prepayment/3 workshops. (Please buy your drink and/or food separately in Falafel.)

All are welcome to attend these workshops! Both English and Japanese will be used.
For more information, contact Jane W. (in English), Keiko Y. (in Japanese) or use the COMMENT key under this post.