Call for
Content - Journal of Renga & Renku
Hello,
October 1, 2010:
Deadline for submission or the first issue:Journal of Renga & Renku.
Darlington Richards and Moira Richards are ready to begin
accepting offers of content for the first issue of
Journal of Renga & Renku. While some details
remain to be ironed out, the journal will be:
1. published near the end of 2010
2. available in hardcopy only
3. available for purchase online using Paypal
We're looking for a variety of content along the lines of:
1. Academic/polemic articles on any aspects of the genre
2. Translations of old renga and renku
3. News of renku groups and happenings
4. Book articles/reviews
5. and of course, a showcase of current examples of the
genre:
a) in
English
b) in any other language, accompanied by an English
translation
c) previously published or not (just let us have details
of prior
publication so we can acknowledge properly)
d) simultaneous offers are fine too, again provided you
advise us
of prior publication for purposes of acknowledgement
e) in any of the standard forms: kasen, triparshva,
nijûin,
jûnichô, shisan, rokku, hyakuin, yotsumono, etc.
f) in any explorations of the above forms in terms of
experimentation with one-line, zip, 5/7/5 or other fixed
counts and
even rhyme
g) solo and group work
h) with (preferably) or without notes/reflections on the
poem/process from sabaki or renju or both
6. We are also
considering holding a contest, but have not
finalised our thinking on that. Please send us any ideas you
may
have and/or indication as to whether you'd be interested in
entering and/or reading the results
7. We're open to discussing content ideas we've not covered
above
so please write
8. All communications will be acknowledged within one week
9. We are regretfully unable to pay contributors for content
at
this stage
Please send all contributions and other communications to
RengaRenku@gmail.com
(RengaRenku AT gmail DOT com)
We look forward to hearing from you.
Norman Darlington
Moira Richards
Journal of Renga & Renku
To be Published
near the end of 2010:
Journal of Renga & Renku
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