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Parade
of Life:
Poems inspired by Japanese
Prints |
Parade of Life:
Poems inspired by Japanese Prints,
Selected by Paul Conneally & Alan Summers; Pub. by Poetry Can of Bristol,
England, UK ISBN: 09539234-2-8 £5 &
£1.50 postage and packing in the UK. Inquire for international orders.
Parade of Life: Poems inspired by Japanese Prints,
is the book resulting from a collaborative project by the same name, between
Poetry Can, the regional development organisation, Bristol City Museums &
Art Gallery and, ultimately, the World Haiku Club.
This anthology came about from a highly successful week-long residency at the
museum led by Paul Conneally, the haiku poet in residence. Over 300 people
wrote more than 400 poems from their visit, and another 200 participants were
involved via the web-based competition (kukai) that Paul set up via the World
Haiku Club's site.
The project took place during the sixth annual Bristol Poetry Festival 2001 and
Japan 2001, a nation-wide programme of Japanese cultural events. The project
aimed to encourage a wide range of participants to write haiku inspired by two
exhibitions of Japanese art, including Parade of Life, a selection of woodblock
prints from the museum's collection. Hundreds of wonderful haiku were written in
response to the art works, and this anthology showcases some of the best,
displayed in conjunction with full colour reproductions of the intriguing images
that inspired them.
Click
here to see the Parade of Life Kukai in the archived November 2001 Issue World
Haiku Review, Volume 1, Issue 3
(Click each image on
the page to see selections, and then click link to read judge's comments)
Winning
haiku from the WHC/Parade of Arts Kukai:
Spring
Party
Under A Cherry Tree
by Utamaro
butterfly wings
graceful geisha fans
open and close
Carmel C. Lively
to top their coifs
a blossom or two
falling quietly
Mary Lee McClure
Summer
Carp
streamer for the Boy's Festival
Keigetsu (1876-1963)
first koinobori
the house of eight girls
sings loudest
an'ya
Autumn
Three
Geese and the Full Moon
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
harvest moon
slashed by the vee's
of wild geese
Sue Mill
across the moon
wingtips of departing geese
touch
Celia Crook
Winter
Visitors
to a Temple in Edo
Hiroshige 2 (1826-69)
snow-walking...
your quietness next
to mine
Marjorie Buettner
winter snow-
sharing my umbrella
with a stranger
Sue Mill
Available to buy by post for £5 per copy plus £1.50 postage and packing in
the UK. Please feel welcome to enquire about cost and orders outside the
UK via the e-mails and postal addresses provided below.
The book is on sale in the museum shop and mail order through the shop and
Poetry Can.
The Bookshop
Bristol
City Museum & Art Gallery
Queen's Road
Bristol BS8 1RL
England
0117 922 3650
The Bookshop E-mail sue_steven@bristol-city.gov.uk
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/cgi-bin/w3menu?A+BLM01607+BG+F+CMM00101+DCL00105+BLM00101
Or
Poetry
Can
20-22 Hepburn Road
Bristol BS2 8UD
0117 942 6976
Poetry Can E-mail: hester@poetrycan.demon.co.uk
http://www.poetrycan.demon.co.uk/
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