Road signs for haiku poets

Posted on May 31, 2012 by oldpondcomics

Basho on Facebook

Posted on May 28, 2012 by oldpondcomics

I wonder what Basho would think of social media and also the fact that you can do a renku online.

Haiku Canada – renku

Posted on May 26, 2012 by oldpondcomics

One of my favorite activities at the Haiku Canada conference is the late night renku with Marshall Hryciuk. In Toronto, while we were struggling to find a good verse to follow difficult links such as “Kokopelli’s flute”, the Living Legends of Haiku Canada (as Marco Fraticelli called them) were doing an anti-renku at the next table with much laughters and, of course, finished earlier than we did.

Old Pond – Toronto

Posted on May 24, 2012 by oldpondcomics

During my first trip to Toronto, one of the wheels of my luggage jammed. The metal got so hot (because of the friction) that I was constantly checking for signs of smoke, extremely concerned that my luggage would catch fire in the middle of Yonge street.

During my second trip to Toronto, from which I’m just returning, the wheel of my new luggage split in half. Pulling my luggage, I left a black mark from Toronton all the way to Vancouver. The streets of Toronto are really tough.

Old Pond Comics – Bullet train

Posted on May 4, 2012 by oldpondcomics

Old Pond Comics, published in Frogpond, Spring/Summer 2011.

Clouds of cherry blossoms/ the temple bell / is it Ueno or Asakusa? — Basho

List of haiku contests (summer 2012)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by oldpondcomics

Check out this list of haiku contests for this summer 2012. (A complete list of haiku contests 2012 is available on Old Pond Comics website. Bookmark the page!)

May 16: Katikati Haiku Contest

May 18-20, 2012 (Victoria Day long week-end): Haiku Canada Week-end in Toronto, ON.

May 31: Bernard Lionel Einbond Renku Contest deadline (extended). See Haiku Society of America website for full submission guideline.