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Haiku North America 2009 August 5-9
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Haiku North America 2009
August 5–9 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join our superb program of international speakers, panels,
presentations, poetry readings, haiga exhibitions and archival
displays at the
National Library and Archives on historic Wellington
Street—steps away from the
Parliament buildings, the
Supreme Court, the
Rideau Canal system (named a UNESCO Heritage Site in 2007)
and the
Byward Market entertainment area.
Make Haiku North America
Crosscurrents your conference of choice for 2009!
Keynote Speaker
Our keynote speaker is
John Brandi (USA), author of more than 36 books
of poetry, essays, and haiku. His poet-painter-traveler practice
harkens to the 8th century Chinese master, Wang Wei. Journeys
have carried him to Southeast Asia, India, the Himalayas,
Mexico, and Indonesia.
Featured Guest Speakers
Emiko Miyashita
(Japan): haiku poet, a translator of nine books, and the
Secretary of the Japanese Association of Haiku Poets.
Patricia Donegan
(USA): haiku poet, teacher, and translator. She is a former
Fulbright scholar who studied in Japan and lives there today.
Her books include Chiyoni -
Woman Haiku Master (with Ishibaslii Yoshie) and
Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to
Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart.
Award-Winning Poets and Presenters
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Charles
Trumbull (USA) |
John Barlow
(England) |
Lee Gurga
(USA) |
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Penny Harter
(USA) |
George Swede
(CDA) |
John
Stevenson (USA) |
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Randy Brooks
(USA) |
Rick Black
(USA) |
Maggie Chula
(USA) |
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Ion Codrescu
(Romania) |
Dr. Angelee
Deodhar (India) |
Jim Kacian
(USA) |
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Judson Evans
(USA) |
Joseph
Kirschner (USA) |
Dennis
Maloney (USA) |
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David
McMurray (Japan) |
Jerome
Cushman (USA) |
Gabriel
Rosenstock (Ireland) |
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Michael Dylan
Welch (USA) |
Claudia C.
Radmore (CDA) |
Alexis
Rotella (USA) |
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John W.
Sexton (Ireland) |
Margot
Gallant (CDA) |
Ian Marshall
(USA) |
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Marshall
Hryciuk (CDA) |
David Lanoue
(USA) |
Deborah
Kolodji (USA) |
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Kathleen
O'Toole (USA) |
LeRoy Gorman
(CDA) |
Nick Avis (CDA) |
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Natalia
Rudychev (USA) |
Roberta Beary
(USA) |
Rich Schnell
(USA) |
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Bruce Ross
(USA) |
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Philomene Kocher (CDA) & Marjorie Woodbridge (CDA) will give a
presentation.
Micheline Beaudry (CDA) & Mike Montreuil (CDA) will give a
bilingual presentation.
Highlights
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Wednesday,
August 5 |
Late
afternoon reception, wine and cheese sponsored by
Modern Haiku
with La Terrasse/ Montreal Haiku Cabaret. Evening Guest
Speaker: Robert
Sibley, award-winning senior journalist (The
Way of
Shikoku
series in 2005) of the
Ottawa Citizen. |
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Thursday
Evening, August 6 |
Pause for
Peace,
by Patricia Donegan
followed by international haiku readings. |
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Friday
Evening, August 7 |
A celebration
of haiku, image and song featuring Canadian
musician/songwriter
Ian Tamblyn
and featured poets. |
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Saturday
Evening, August 8 |
Haiku North
America 2009 Conference banquet: keynote speaker:
John Brandi.
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Please Remember . . .
When you register, be sure to send in some haiku for the
conference anthology.
By the summer of 2009, all travellers (land and air) will need
passports to enter Canada. Begin the work now!
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