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SONIA CRISTINA COMAN

 

“Ambassador of The World Haiku”   awarded by Susumu Takiguchi , Chairman, The World Haiku Club to The World Haiku Festival 2000 at the Reception of the Japanese Embassy, Aug. 2000 London.

Date of birth: 11.06.1988;
Birthplace: Constanta, Romania;

Hobbies:

Concerts of classical music, Theater, Ballet;
English language: since 1995;
French language: since 1996;
Japanese language: since 1999;
Italian language: since 1999;
Spanish language: since 2000;
German language: since 2000;
Chinese language: since 2000;
Arabian language: since 2000;
Turkish language: since 2000;
Armenian language: since 2000;
Universal and japanese literature: since 1997 and since 01.2001 schoolgirl at PRO-College of MEDIA PRO GROUP.

President Adrian Sarbu

Membership of “The Haiku Society of America” since 2000.
Membership of “The Haiku Society of Constanta” since 1997;

THE WHITE HOUSE: WASHINGTON DC, USA

  November 1, 2000

    “… I encourage you to continue … and sharing your poetry with other … “

   Letter from The President of United States of America

   W. J. Clinton

“Arkansas Traveler"

“... reposing special recognition for the distinguished accomplishment, does hereby appoint and commission Sonia Cristina Coman   to serve as an Ambassador of Good Will from Arkansas to the people of other states, the people of nations beyond the borders of the United States …

11 June 1999”

Secretary of State Governor of the State of Arkansas
H. L. Kilby, Secretary of HSA. - USA

 

Literature

Published in:

Literary trial debut in “Literary Romania”, in the column of Mrs. Constanta Buzea, one of the finest contemporany Romanian poets, with three poems (02.08.04/16-22.04.1997).

“Tomis”, mag. no. 6/1997, Senior Editor Mr. Nicolae Motoc, great poet, haijin;

“Orfeu”, no. 2,3/1998; no. 4,5,6/ 1999, Senior Editor Mr. loan Gabudean, great poet, baum;

“Haiku Novine”, 03/1998, Senior Editor Mr. Dragan J. Ristic, great poet, haijin, Nis, Yugoslavia;

“Albatross”, 1998/1999, Senior Editor Mr. Ion Codrescu, great poet, haijin, painter;

“Asahi Shimbun Weekly AERA 2000.10.23” (page 54) by Mikiko Taga

“Stirea” no. 59, Slobozia, Nov. 1999, book review by Serban Codrin, one of the finest contemporary romanian writer, poet and haijin.

“Recurs” no. 94, May 2000, Targu Mures, book review by Ana-Maria Crisan, poet, haijin, painter, architect and senior manager of “Bradut Publishing House”

“Adevarul de Cluj”, no 3047, Nov. 2000, article by Ioan Marinescu, poet, haijin.

Until now she takes part in 25 International Poetry and Haiku Contests.

Books:

“Listening to the Crickets”, The Debut Book, haiku, September 1998, “Orfeu Collection”, published by “Ambasador”, Târgu Mures, ROMANIA;

“The Empty Cradle”, December 1999, gunsaku and haiku sequences, published by “Brádut”, Târgu Mure~, ROMANIA;

Anthologies

“The Sound of Silence”, Library of Congress, ISBN 1-57553-426-6, September 1998, The National Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, Maryland, S.U.A.;
“Culegätorii de roua”, by loan Gabudean, “Orfeu Collection”, Târgu Mures, 1999, ROMANIA;
“Lectii de haiku” by Florin Grigoriu, published by “Amurg sentimental”, 1999, Bucuresti, ROMANIA.
“Crinkled Sunshine” Members’ Anthology 2000 HAS by D. Claire Gallagher, Editor
“POEZIA” no. 3, Autumn 2000  

Awards

“Editor’s Choice Award” by “The National Library of Poetry”, 1998, Owings Mills, U.S.A.; Selected by Ashiya International Haiku Festa, 1998, Hyogo, JAPAN;
“SPECIAL AWARD” ITOEN 1999, “Oh-I, Ocha”, Tokyo, JAPAN;
“International Children First Prize”, MAINICHI 1999, JAPAN;
The 22nd Annual Hea International Haiku Contest, “SECOND PRIZE”, 1999, HAWAI’I,

S.U.A.

“ORION PRIZE”, 1999, Tanka, Renku, Haiku Society of Slobozia, ROMANIA

“Ambassador of The World Haiku” awarded by Susumu Takiguchi , Chairman, The World Haiku Club to The World Haiku Festival 2000 at the Reception of the Japanese Embassy, Aug. 2000 London.

 

  

Fine arts

Since 1992 (4 years old) she attends weekly courses of fine arts, at “The Rainbow” workshop.

Exhibition:

Until 2000 she takes part in over 50 international exhibitions and contests;
The first personal exhibition, 08.1994 (6 years old), at “Sophia Gallery”, Constanta;
03.1998, the second personal exhibition at “Amphora Gallery” of The Art Museum of Constanta (10 years old).
Summer 1999, the third personal exibition, “Meduza” Hotel, Eforie Nord.

Awards:

“GOLD MEDAL”, 1999, GNOMES’LAND INTERNATIONAL
“GOLD MEDAL”, Zanka, Hungary, 1998;
“SILVER MEDAL”, Belluno, Italy, 1997;
“SILVER MEDAL”, New Delhi, India, 1997;
“BRONZE MEDAL”, Puos d’Alpago, Italy, 1994;
“BRONZE MEDAL”, Belluno, Italy, 1997;
“BRONZE MEDAL”, Belluno, Italy, 1998;
“First prize”, “Amis sans frontiers”, Constanta, 1994;
“Second prize” Romania, “Ozone Action Programme”, Paris, France, 1998;
“Diploma with Medal”, Hyvinkaa, Finland, 1996;
“Diploma-mention”, and the 5th place in Romania, “The fight against the smoking”, Bucharest, 1996;
“Certificate of recognition”, 1994-1995-1996-1997-1998, “Paintbrush Diplomacy”, San Francisco and “I.A.C.A.”, New York, U.S.A.

Mass Media:

“BBC”, “ITN”, National Japanese TV,
“PRO-TV”, “TVR 1”, “ANTENA 1”, “TV NEPTUN”, “MTC”, “CANAL 57+”, “RADIO Constanta”, and others private networks.

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