Comments on: Asian History Carnival #1

By: Jonathan Dresner

Jonathan Dresner — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:48:34 +0000

I didn’t say it was a bad book about Asia. He stole from the best sources he had available, is what I’m saying.

By: John Hardy

John Hardy — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:10:10 +0000

Actually Marco Polo wrote an excellent book about Asia. So far I’ve only read the Central Asian (journey there) and Indian Ocean (journey back) parts for at least for these sections the book is both geographically accurate and culturally observant.

By: Alan Summers

Alan Summers — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:47:14 +0000

Hi!

I don’t know if anyone might be interested, but a literary ePamphlet called The Poetic Image: haiku & photography is looking for submissions, of which I am guest editor.
Submissions should be sent to Birmingham Words.

Closing date: February 28th 2006
Publication date: April 15th 2006

DETAILS:
Birmingham Words website: http://www.birminghamwords.co.uk and just click onto Publications at the top of the webpage.

Submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world.

Alan Summers

We are currently looking for submissions for our first Birmingham Words pamphlet:

The Poetic Image: Haiku and Photography

to be published in April 2006 and to be guest-edited by haiku poet Alan Summers.

We are looking looking for submissions from poets and photographers. What we need are:

haiku or any related forms (haibun, renga, tanka etc.)

black and white photography (JPEGs only, please)

The collection will be published online in PDF format and available for free download from this site.

Please send submissions either in the body of an e-mail or as file attachments to: submissions@birminghamwords.co.uk.

You may send up to five poems or two pages of poetry (whichever is shorter) and/or up to five photographs. Please also include your full name and a brief biography of no more than 50 words.

All submissions must be the author’s own work and previously unpublished elsewhere.

Unfortunately we are unable to pay contributors.

We will respond to all submissions by the end of March 2006. Please read the submissions guidelines fully before submitting!

Closing date: February 28th 2006
Publication date: April 15th 2006

The Birmingham Words Team

By: Jonathan Dresner

Jonathan Dresner — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 03:45:21 +0000

“Columbus” is the seasonal word.

If you’d like, I can forward you the syllabus I used when I taught the history of Japanese poetry….

By: Cheryl Crowley

Cheryl Crowley — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:55:23 +0000

Sir,

Shame, shame, shame. That there is no haiku.

Haiku properly have seasonal words, for a start. In Japanese they go go-shichi-go, but in English, well, not so much. You could look at the Oct. 22 post on my blog to get yourself up to speed on this much misunderstood genre, or better yet check out some of the links under “Haiku in English” on the right hand side.

It’s a funny little ditty though and I applaud you for it. However, I suggest you claim that it is a senryu. Senryu don’t need seasonal words.

x Cheryl