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Plum Blossom at the Imperial Palace Park

February 27, 2015 By Michael Lambe 4 Comments

On my way home from Kitano Tenmangu Shrine the other day, I stopped by the Imperial Palace Park to enjoy the plum blossom. The trees at Kitano Tenmangu are probably more famous, but the shrine grounds were also a lot more crowded. Though each tree in the park had its admirers, there was really only a small scattering of people around, and so I could enjoy the blooms in a more … [Read more...]

Honke Owariya with Sean Lotman

June 16, 2014 By Michael Lambe 5 Comments

On Sunday Mewby and I had the pleasure of lunch with writer/photographer Sean Lotman. Sean's wife manages the Honke Owariya soba noodle business, a family company which is pretty famous in Kyoto.  The business actually dates from 1465, though they "only" started making noodles Sean told me about 300 or 400 years ago, as they were originally a confectionary business.  They still … [Read more...]

Blue Sky – An Excerpt from Deep Kyoto Walks

June 11, 2014 By Michael Lambe 1 Comment

Today I am posting another in a series of short excerpts from our ebook Deep Kyoto: Walks. In Blue Sky, the poet Stephen Henry Gill acts as a guide to the Saga & Arashiyama area for a young visitor who has come to learn more about the conservation NPO, People Together for Mt. Ogura. Stephen whimsically names his visitor Blue Sky, because that was the first thing he saw that … [Read more...]

ECHOES: Painting & Poetry Exhibition at KICH – February 25 ~ March 2

February 18, 2014 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

ECHOES is an upcoming poetry and art exhibition organized by the Hailstone Haiku Circle, and featuring the conservation efforts of PTO (People Together for Mt. Ogura). Click on the flyer below for details! H a i g a c o l l a b o r a t i o n Hailstone Haiku Circle is an international group founded in 2000 by Stephen Gill and centred on Kyoto. Its main activity is to … [Read more...]

Meltdown – An Anthology of Haiku, Z – A

February 14, 2014 By Michael Lambe 4 Comments

MELTDOWN メルトダウン (2013) An Anthology of Haiku, Z to A. ISBN: 978-4-9900822-5-3 Edited by Stephen Henry Gill Includes almost 500 haiku and a short 4-part seasonal renku cycle over 228 pages. Cover by Richard Steiner. Price:¥1,500; airmail $20, incl. p&p Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm.  Covers feature a tactile matt paper finish. How to order: details are at the Hailstone Haiku … [Read more...]

English Haiku Poems Class

November 27, 2013 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

Hailstone Haiku Circle "Hibikiai Forum" One of the most enjoyable activities I regularly take part in, is the monthly haiku class at Friend Peace House. I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about poetic forms like haiku, senryu, and tanka in English. The class is usually divided into two main parts. After sharing an introductory poem of his … [Read more...]

Hiking & Haiku on the Uminobe-no-Michi Trail

October 17, 2013 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

For the last 3 years or so I have been joining the Hailstone Haiku Circle on their annual autumn hike. Always good outings, in previous years we have gone further afield to Mount Daisen in Tottori, and Tateyama in Toyama, but this year's hike was closer to home: along the Lakeside Way (湖ノ辺の道 Uminobe-no-michi), in Northern Shiga. These are haiku composition hikes, so we take … [Read more...]

Genjuan International Haibun Contest 2013

September 24, 2012 By Michael Lambe 1 Comment

幻住庵 Genjuan Haibun Contest 2013 Genjuan is the name of the cottage near Lake Biwa where, in 1690, Basho lived for a while and wrote one of his most famous haibun. It was probably the happiest period of his life. This is the second year of the contest crowned by the name of Basho’s cottage, and its purpose remains to provide a common arena for haibun writers of the world. … [Read more...]

A Ginko, at Seishu Netsuke-kan

November 14, 2011 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

Here’s this month’s poetry post from our friend, poet and translator, Keiji Minato. Have you tried a ginko (吟行)? A ginko is a group excursion to make haiku or senryu: you visit a landmark, a museum exhibition, or any place of interest and write poems based on the experience. Usually, a kukai (句会; a haiku or senryu meeting) takes place afterwards, and you can share your … [Read more...]

The Kikakuza Haibun Contest Anthology

October 19, 2011 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

Kikakuza Haibun Contest ~ Decorated Works 2009~2011  Compiled by Nobuyuki Yuasa & Stephen Henry Gill Lovely little collection this. I purchased a copy last week at the Hibikiai Forum English Haiku Poems seminar, and as it rained solidly all the next day, I spent a very nice, lazy afternoon reading through it with the rainfall as perfect background music. Haibun (俳文) … [Read more...]

Irish Haiku!

December 11, 2010 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

On Thursday night I attended the Hailstone Haiku Circle's English Haiku class for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it! About 12 people were present including the British poet/artist Stephen Gill and Sean O'Connor an Irish poet/musician. The first part of the class was taken up with what Stephen called the 添削コーナー ("correction corner"). Here haiku that have been submitted … [Read more...]

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