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Archive for 100 Bridges: Haiku North America 2007

 

This is a North Carolina Haiku Society archive. It consists of the schedule and other promotional materials for the Haiku North America 2007 conference in Winston-Salem. See also Haiku: The Art of the Short Poem, a film and book based on HNA 2007.
For information about Haiku North America, the wonderful organization that promotes these conferences every two years, please see the Haiku North America web site.
Some external links in these archive pages no longer work.

 


Haiku North America, one of the largest gatherings of haiku poets in the United States and Canada, is coming to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from Wednesday, August 15, to Sunday, August 19.

This is the first time that the Haiku North America (HNA) conference has come to the South. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see and hear some of the best haiku poets writing in English!

Haiku North America is a long weekend full of papers, panels, workshops, readings, performances, book sales, and much socialization with fellow poets, translators, scholars, editors, and publishers. Both established and aspiring haiku poets are welcome.

HNA 2007 will have over 50 presenters from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Special guests include Sonia Sanchez and Kalamu ya Salaam. Presenters include many of the best haiku poets writing in English, including Cor van den Heuvel, Alan Pizzarelli, William J. Higginson, Penny Harter, George Swede, Lenard D. Moore, Randy Brooks, John Barlow, Jim Kacian, A. C. Missias, Roberta Beary, Stanford M. Forrester, and many others.

Publicity About the Conference: Take a look at the promotional video for Haiku North America 2007 . . . and this Feature on the North Carolina Arts Council Web Site . . . and this local NPR interview with The State of Things . . . and this story from local FOX news . . . and this article from the Winston-Salem Journal . . . and this article from the Winston-Salem Chronicle

Hope to see you in Winston-Salem this August!

Lenard D. Moore, Bob Moyer, and Dave Russo
Local organizers for HNA 2007

 

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