THE SEVENTH

INTERNATIONAL HAIKU FESTIVAL

CONSTANZA ROMANIA

7^TH - 11^TH  AUGUST, 2013

Each morning
the sky above the roof
the same skylark

            (NAITO JOSO -1661-1704)

                                                                      

CONTEMPORARY HAIKU IN ROMANIA AND ABROUD

PROGRAMM

AUGUST 7 - WEDNESDAY

Location:  „Ovidius „ Universtity, Amphiteatre, Mamaia Boulevard,  No. 124:

17.00 - Reception of participants

- Teaching portfolios (invitations, festival program, map of  Constantza, national and local tourist brochures/ Japanese promoted brochures)                                                 

- Dialogue - Host / Guest

Responsible: Anastasia Dumitru

19.00 – Dinner

THURSDAY  - AUGUST  8

Location - University  „Ovidius” Amphitheatre, Mamaia Boulevard, No. 124:

9.00 - OPENING CEREMONY:

- Statements:

- Constanza City Hall represented by…

- Cristina Tamaş – univ. prof. of foreign univ. dr. decan al departamentului de limbi străine - Universitatea „Ovidius” (Constanţa)

- Valentin Nicoliţov – president of Romanian Haiku Society

- Laura Văceanu, president of Constantza Haiku Society

- Cultural attache of Japanese Embassy or Letter of Japanese Ambasador Mr Keiji Yamamoto

- Angelee Deodhar  guest of India

- Actuan Murat, historien, local counselor, of Culture Departement, represented of the Culture Ministry 

9.30 - Recital haiku /tanka - students acting at Univ “Ovidius” /actors of National Theatre - Constantza                                                                                         Responsible: Laura Văceanu

10.00 – CONTEMPORARY HAIKU IN ROMANIA AND ABROUD: Communications / discussion / questions:

-  Occidental and Oriental micropoem, presented by Şerban Codrin (Slobozia)

-  Pages of Oriental  Poetry History in Romania, presented by Marius Chelaru (Iaşi)

-  Tensaku or collectif writing, by Diane Descoteaux, Canada

-  Hosai et Santoka, haijins novateurs, presented by Daniel Py – France

 - Traditional Bulgarian Haiku, presented Ludmila Balabanova

Moderator:  Marius Chelaru

11.00 - Coffee break
11.30   

- Haiku a window into spiritual awakening presented, by Olga Duţu

-  Romanian Modern Haiku new vistas, presented by Laura Văceanu

12.00 - Book presentation and review launch:

-  Sesonal Anthology, by Şerban Codrin (Slobozia), presented by the author;

- Town/ La ville, a haiku book, presented by Alexandra Ivoylova (Bulgaria);

- Kado review, presented by the editor Marius Chelaru (Iasy);

- Haiku review, presented by editor Valentin Nicoliţov (Bucharest), presented by Alexandra Flora Munteanu (in English).

- Albatross haiku magazine, No. 23 (Spring/Summer, 2013), vol. XII, presented by Olga Duţu (Constantza);

- InterArtes no 2, presented by Mirela Savin (Constantza)

- Haiku – Poetry or Creativ Exercice  (guide how to write a haiku), author Laura Văceanu, presented by Alexandra Flora Munteanu.

                                                                       Responsible: Florin Grigoriu

13.30  - Lunch

16.00 - Visit - History and Archaeology Museum, of Constantza   Responsible: Alina Soceanu

19.00 – Diner

FRIDAY AUGUST 9

Location - Gymnasium School, No. 12, „B.P.Hasdeu”, „B.P.Hasdeu”, Street, No 98, Constantza:

HAIKU-HAIGA IN EDUCATION - TEACHING EXPERIENCE: IN ROMANIA AND ABROUD

9.00– Communications:

- Haiku today – Wind and Water în Children’s haiku - presented by Angelee Deodhar India

-  Scholar contest haiku, presented by Daniéle Duteuil – France: 

-  Haiga  -  by Ion Codrescu univ. prof. at „Ovidius” University

-  Teaching Haiku presented by Anastasia Dumitru, Mirela Savin and Nastasia Savin, Anişoara Iordache and Daniela Varvara

9.45: Discussion/debats /questions                                                       Responsible: Florea Mirela

10.30 - Coffee break

11.00 - Workshop:  Haiku re-writing or tensaku, by Diane Descoteaux, Canada

-  Haiga - demonstration - students of  X Class by the Art College „Queen Mary”, Constantza conducted by  Loretta Băluţă  - Romania

Twisted paper - Japanese and Romanin typ

Japanese language lesson sustained by Luiza Gâtan and Fănica Melestev of Constantza Sakuranbo Association

13.30 - Lunch

Location Art Museum of Constanta:

17.00 - Visit to the Art Museum      

18.00 – Romanian lyric music: perform students of Arts Facultuy, Canto Section of the „Ovidius” University, conducted by universitary professor Florenţa Nicoleta Marinescu

Responsible: Dan Viorel Norea

19.00 – Dinner

SATURDAY - 10 AUGUST 

Location  -  Library „I.N. Roman”, „Mircea cel Bătrân” Street, No.104A, Constantza - Communications / discussion / questions

9.30 - SENRYU - Haiku Explained

-  Senryu Haiku Explained, presented by Valentin Nicoliţov, president of Romanian Haiku Society.

10.00 - Reading senryu by the authors  (Pay Day/Zi de chenzină, anthology).

10.15 - Contest haiku - Diplome şi premii oferite de revista Haiku câştigătorilor concursului de haiku (of festival anthology poems).

10.30 – Debats                                                                                 Responsible: Valentin Nicoliţov

11.00 - Coffee break
11.30 - Presentation and book launch:

-  Chou Hibou Haiku – Guide de haiku á l’école et ailleurs, Collectif sous la direction, de Jean Antonini, France, presented by Laura Văceanu;

-  Resurch of the meaning by Anastasia Dumitru; 

-  Marius Chelaru’ contribution of  Romanian and abroud haiku knowledge, presented by Alexandra Flora Munteanu

12.00 - Exhibition visit - location - the hall of „I.N.Roman” library:

-  haiga /Graphics Japanese /origami /paper twisted strands:

-  photo-haiku by Jules Cohn Botea, Ioana Dinescu (Bucureşti);

-  haiga Luciana Vladimir, Dumitru Roşu (Bucharest);

- haiga by students of  Xth Class by the Art College „Queen Mary”, Constantza, conducted  by  prof. Loretta Băluţă;

-  sculpture and haiga by Octavian Mareş (Bacău);

- exhibition of Japanese books - Japan: History and Civilization - Doubroudgean Echoes, by librarian, history teacher Angela Anca Dobre.

13.00 – Lunch

17.00 – Reading/writing haiku/senryu -  ginko in Tăbăcărie  park, near the Japanese lamp

20.00 – Festive Dinner: restaurant – „Queen Elizabeth” - Constantza

                                                                             

SUNDAY  AUGUST 11

9.00 - TRIP - Black Sea - Mangalia end point: The Green Mosque / Whole Archaeological President

13.30 - Lunch at restaurant / pizzeria Mangalia

15.30 - Return to Constantza

-  Closing remarks: conclusions /opinions /suggestions /signatures in the Honour Book of Constantza Haiku Society

    Responsible: Nastasia Savin, Mirela Savin and Radu Patrichi

MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS: TV Neptun, Art TV Neptun, Radio Constantza, DIGI Constantza TV, Telegraph Paper, LTV,  Radio Neptun, Romania Cultural TV, InterArtes Press/Review, Albatross haiku magazine, Haiku magazine (Bucharest)

Information:

valentin.nicolitov@yahoo.fr, 0723773870

lauravaceanu@gmail.com, tel 0723/230273

Made by

Laura Văceanu, president of Constantza Haiku Society

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I.  

CONSTANTZA HAIKU SOCIETY – *Monthly meetings, the third Sanday of month
January - 25 Albatross release no. 21, vol XI
May - Colloquium 17-18-19
August - Haiku International Festival 7-8-9-10-11

* They will include reading and comment/ presentation book of  haiku, tanka, etc./ book launch

* National College Location "Constantin Brătescu" Uprising street no. 42, Constanta, between 11.00 to 12.30

II.
Materials for Albatross magazine: haiku, tanka, renga/ renku, haibun, essays, the spring and summer; presentations, books/ magazines, portraits, events, are waited until April 30th, 2013, to No. 22 Albatross, Volume XII.

III.
To send the materials you can also use societateadehaiku@gmail.com  and also for information use our blog Nippon Art

IV.

Who wants to became CHS, will have a card, and submission 4 euro/ 5 dollars, annual must be send to IBAN count RO11BRDE140SV17354841400, by Aurica Văceanu name.

* Albatross magazine is issued by the goodwill of the SHC members, from country and abroad, to whom we thank and are mostly greatful.        

* ALBATROSS – Bilingual Haiku Magazine is sent to: Australia, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenska, UK and U.S.A.

* E.N. For the content of each text, the responsability belongs exclusively to the author

AMONG HAIKU CLOUDS – A PEBBLE - WORLD HAIKU ANTHOLOGY

AMONG HAIKU CLOUDS – A PEBBLE   -   WORLD HAIKU ANTHOLOGY

The three best haiku in my opinion are:

1.     Ivo Prodanović Hrvatska

Autumn again

leaf after lef

repeating eternity

2.     Giles Fabre - Ireland

Sing, little bird, sing –

help us find

a name for the baby

3.     Andre Surridge –New Zealand

Evning mist –

hides the river

but not her loneliness

AMONG HAIKU CLOUDS – A PEBBLE   -   WORLD HAIKU ANTHOLOGY

I want to begin with an Indian haiku by Mohammed Fakhruddin

“Haiku  is a rose

that grows certainly not in

everyone’s garden”

The world haiku anthology, Among Haiku Clouds – a Pebble”,in which poems were selected by Dejan Bogojević from Serbjia and comprises approximately 250 authors from 47 countries of all continents. Each of them is represented by 1 or 4 haiku selected. They are known, more or less by their haiku books, haiku magazine, or some international haiku dialogue. It was an honour for me to read these nice haiku.

The tittle  is  very inspired because it suggests even the essence of haiku – little things which  we ignore, but those have an important place in our life. Because in English the term “pebble” suggests two objects “grit” a little object and “rock” a stone which resists in time like haiku, this international lyrical jewel of Japanese origin.

Poem of the while, haiku doesn’t analyse, doesn’t explain, only suggested by the support of the aestethic principles, typical of Japanese lyrics, based on “Zen buddism spirituality, Shintoism and of Nature, whereby the humanity gets configuration and colour” (Mihaela Hasu, Haiku-Silence Esthetic, Limes Publish House , Cluj-Napoca, 2005, 27 page).

We find in these haiku poems life of all their quotidian aspects: the joy of life, regret of that “fugit irreparabile tempus” (the  Romantic note of haiku), human relationships,  the human among earth and sky, human nature vulnerable, sensitive, tender, able to live  whole her complexity.

In these haiku the economic esthetics principles are present like: sabi/wabi -  loneliness (Andre Surridge – New Zealand – “evening mist/ hides the river/ but not her loneliness”:  Vladislav Bajac – “high mountains/ only when I approach them/ I understand loneliness”), the contrast/ paradox (Banya Natsushi, Japan – “fog, rain, lighting/ and all night long/ weding songs”); fueky-ryūkõ (Ivko Prodanović - Hrvatska– “ autumn again/ leaf after leaf/ repeating eternity”: an old woman and I/ set together, in teams, admiring/ the last Millenium moon!” by A.Rashid Ghauri Pakistan; “broken mirror-/ in each piece/ the same eyes” by Grzegorz Sionkowski – Poland), the matter (concret world) of different forms: water, trees (New Year’s morning/ even now the birch scatters seeds/ over my garden” by Erika Shwalm - Germany), fruts, cliff, mountain, plaine, flowers, birds (“hot sun-/shadows of sparrows hide in/ a crack of the wall” by Clelia Ifrim – Romania); stars, house, garden; intelectual note (“lighting candle/ after Mozart’s Requiem/ it’s raining outside by  Horst Ludwig - USA; “Antigone/ rehearsals – noonday recess/ chorus of cicadas” by Francis Attard – Malta): family image (mother, grandpa, grandma,  childhood, baby,  child: silence (“deep silence-/ the pond replaced/ by a mirror” by Max Verhart – Netherlands): beauty of mystery ( suggested by shadow: “a shadow- /the meeting after/ many years by Dejan Bogojević - Srbija); kigo -  phenomenal world – “winter winds/ howling in the night/ chimney smoking” by David Simmonds Trinidad): void/ full (“leaving the old house-/ the echo of footsteps/ through the empty rooms” by Robert Major – USA).

The authors of these haiku  write classical and modern haiku in structure, without reticence. I can say that through their creations they show knowledge  of masters’s creation as guideline (Matsuo Bashô – 1664-1694; Yosa Buson 1716-1783; Kobayashi Issa 1763-1827 and Masaoka Shiki - 1866-1902). That  was possible indirectly by translations.

If it was contested the presence of metaphors, comparisons, personifications, we  find in classical Japanese haiku too at the greatest haijins. This offers haiku a multiplay lyrical value by beauty of elegancy and simplicity of expression and the poetic message for each of them.

Texts of anthology illustrated that the authors  try to offer the eternity of their space of biological and creative aspects belonging in terms which suggest that.  I have many others things to express about these poets, but  I appreciate their wonderful poems, talent and inspiration.

Laura Vaceanu, Constantza, Romania

16.09.2009