Saturday, June 16, 2007

NOTICE BOARDお知らせ

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******HAILSTONE PUBLICATIONS******
HAILSTONES (2001) a haiku chapbook ¥700 (sold out)
LOST HEIAN (2003) a Japan-in-Asia haiku gathering ¥800 (discount price for last copies)
ENHAIKLOPEDIA (2005) a haiku almanac, incl. haibun ¥1,000 (newly discounted)
******HAILSTONE EVENTS******
(RECENT PAST: for event reports, see archive postings)
Aug 03, 2006 Summer Evening on the Water, Kukai, Kyoto (JW/KY)
Aug 26, 2006 Renga Meeting in Shokado Garden, Yawata, Osaka (GS)
Oct 14, 2006 Hailstone's annual Autumn Haike, Yamabe-no-michi, Nara (SG)
Oct 15, 2006 Internat. Ginko-no-Renga (in assoc. with Roses Group, UK), Asuka, Nara (SG)
Nov 05, 2006 Mt. Ogura is Shedding Tears Part VIII, Saga, Kyoto (Lecture-Ginko, SG/ACE)
Dec 09, 2006 Ginko under Autumn Leaves, Tetsugaku-no-michi, Kyoto (MB/KY)
Jan 27, 2007 First Kukai of 2007 (Hatsu-kukai), Hamayashiki, Osaka (MK/RH)
Feb 18, 2007 Chinese New Year (poetry reading), Jane’s house, Kyoto (JW)
Apr 02, 2007 Hanami (Cherry-blossom viewing 1), Osawa Pond, Kyoto (SG)
Apr 14, 2007 Hanami (Ch-bl. viewing 2), Ninnaji Temple, Kyoto (SG)
May 20, 2007 Mt. Ogura Is Shedding Tears Part IX, Saga, Kyoto (SG/ACE).
June 16, 2007 Haigakai (Haiga Workshop, Lecturer Tsuchi-no-ko), Kyoto (SG)
June 22, 2007 Midsummer's Night Frog-Listening Tour, Saga, Kyoto (MB/SG)
(FORTHCOMING: for further details, please see separate postings; enquiries through the COMMENTS key, please.)
Rengakai at the Mumyō-an, Gichūji Temple, Zeze, Shiga on July 28.
With Basho translator, Prof. Nobuyuki Yuasa, we will visit Basho's grave (and that of Kiso Yoshinaka) and attempt a English hankasen renga in traditional style. Rendezvous: ticket barrier JR Zeze Station 10:50 or Gichuji by 11:15. Bring a lunch-box.
Hotspot Blogsite Workshop and Urban Ginko in Aug./Sep., N. Osaka?
Ideas for date/place, please! Shall we celebrate the noise, traffic, graffiti, heat and find our own haiku space in it? We also need a base equipped with at least one computer.
English Haiku Workshops - Hibikiai Forum at Friend Peace House just north of Nashinoki Shrine E. of the Gosho in C.Kyoto (2nd Mon. in Sep., 3rd Mons. Oct.-Dec. 18:15) and Senri Yomiuri Culture Center’s Eigo de Haiku in N.Osaka (4th Thur. 18:00 every month, except Dec. class, which will be on Nov. 29 instead).

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