Congratulations to Johnny Moran, the winner of the #Haiku Slam Contest at the Experience Japan #Haiku Wall 6 matches: 6 wins! seashores  #ExpJapan  #OurExperienceJapan

Reading som #haiku yesterday for the Experience Japan Video available on my seashores Facebook page… #ExpJapan  #OurExperienceJapan haikuspirit.org

Thank you for kind words…

Three very different haiku with a common peacefulness…

Glad you liked this “etymological research” that was fascinating to do…

thanks for including me in this lovely issue!💞

Here is the link for my haiku reading at the Kenneth White Conference in Glasgow on 14 June… m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

seashores #13, fully dedicated to the Japanese saijiki, will be out in No. 130 pages featuring: explanatory introduction; 35+ major seasonal themes; 155+ season words; 420+ haiku; and more €15+post. haikuspirit.org (1/6)

seashores #13, fully dedicated to the Japanese saijiki, will be out in No. 130 pages featuring: explanatory introduction; 35+ major seasonal themes; 155+ season words; 420+ haiku (many of them never translated before); and more (2/6)

seashores #13, fully dedicated to the Japanese saijiki, will be out in No. 130 pages featuring: explanatory introduction; 35+ major seasonal themes; 155+ season words; 420+ haiku (many of them never translated before); and more (3/6)

seashores #13, fully dedicated to the Japanese saijiki, will be out in No. 130 pages featuring: explanatory introduction; 35+ major seasonal themes; 155+ season words; 420+ haiku; and more haikuspirit.org (4/6)

seashores #13, fully dedicated to the Japanese saijiki, will be out in No. 130 pages featuring: explanatory introduction; 35+ major seasonal themes; 155+ season words; 420+ haiku; and more €15+post haikuspirit.org (5/6)

#haiku packing European and UK orders of seashores special issue educated to the saijiki Orders at www.haiku spirit.org

#haiku Irish orders are packed (top ones will be delivered in person…) seashores special issue educated to the saijiki Orders at www.haiku spirit.org

Europe/UK and Ireland posted earlier… Now orders from the rest of the world to be packed this weekend. seashores special issue educated to the saijiki Orders at www.haiku spirit.org

Come down to MoLI. 10 March (6.30) for the launch of my third book (this time a translation of the Japanese saijiki, a unique creation in world literature). @ucdjapangroup Amanda Bell Embassy of Japan in Ireland

Monday, 10th March at 6.30pm, MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland we are delighted to launch 'early morning firefly', a translation & adaptation of the Japanese saijiki by Gilles Fabre, with Ambassador Shimada Embassy of Japan in Ireland All Welcome! seashores #haiku #saijiki #japan Experience Japan Amanda Bell

It was a pleasure to speak at MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland this Monday at the launch of *Early Morning Firefly* by Gilles Fabre seashores. Fascinating to hear Ambassador Shimada speak, along with Gilles Fabre and Liam Carson, ably hosted by Hugo O'Donnell Experience Japan Embassy of Japan in Ireland

Deux de mes haikus sont parus dans le numéro 3 de L’Estran, la nouvelle revue francophone de haikus. Grand merci à seashores et toute l’équipe !

A great line-up of poets reading in Harold's Cross Festival on Thursday 15th May - come and join us, and check out the full programme at haroldscross.org