Haiga 273

Haiku by Steve Dolphy.
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I will be out of town for a few days.
The next posting will be after Oct.5.

Haiga 272

Haiku by Steve Dolphy : An English haijin. Learned Vietnamese at the Hanoi National Univ, and now back in UK and work as a clinical psychologist. Started writing haiku and senryu in'98 and have over 190 poems published.

Haiga 271

Haiku by Sasa Vazic

Haiga 270

Haiku by Sasa Vazic : Is a freelance journalist, astrologer, translator, writer of prose and poetry. Member of the editorial board of Haiku Novine in Nis and a contributor to other national and some foreign haiku magazines. Owner and editor of Haiku Reality: http://www.geocities.com/ana_vazic/indexeng.htm

Haiga 269

Haiku by D.V.Rozic.

A day trip with an illustrator

I spent a nice autumn day with Mr. Mizumaru Anzai and Mr. Naonori Kohira.
We visited places in Asuka Area of Nara, where Japan's oldest things are found, like stone objects and tombs. The photo was taken at the top of Amakashi Hill.
Mr. Anzai(center) is an illustrator. He is the head of Tokyo Illustrators Society(http://www.tis-home.com/). He has worked for many years with Haruki Murakami(a novelist), has done book designs and illustrations for Murakami.
Mr. Kohira(left) is a photographer.Also worked with Murakami, liks covering Murakami's marathon scenes.

Haiga 268

Haiku by D.V.Rozic : Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic lives in Ivanic Grad, Croatia, graduated from the Faculty of Economy in Zagreb. She publishes haiku and humorous sketches in Croatian and English, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Haiku (2004-2006) and Klostar Ivanic Haiku Miscellany. Secretary of the Haiku Association Three Rivers, Ivanic Grad.

Haiga 267

Haiku by Dumitru D. Ifrim(1937-2005) of Rumania.
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World Haiku Association will hold its 5th conference in Lithuania this fall.
http://www.worldhaiku.net/news_files/WHAC5/index.htm
I am unable to particiapte, but I will judge the commemorative haiga contest, and the winners will be announced at the conference.

Haiga 268

Haiku by Dumitru D. Ifrim(1937-2005):
He was a poet,translator,essayist. Was vice chairman of the Romanian Society of haiku in 1993. Member of Romanian Union of writers, and the International law and international relations. Jurist,specialist of international law. Director counseller at the Senate of Romania.
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I had a good vacation. I did not go anywhere particular, but had a lot of time to explore other things, like short stories( I wrote two in Japanese), and 10 paintings.