Saturday updates

This just in from Francine Banwarth:

The Haiku Society of America Einbond Renku Contest date for 2010 has been changed. The new in-hand deadline is April 30, 2010. All information and the 2009 winners and judges can be found on the HSA Web site:

http://www.hsa-haiku.org/hsa-contests.htm

Thanks again,
Francine

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Cindy Tebo and Gillena Cox collaborated to create a beautiful haiga dedicated to the reconstruction and regeneration of The New Haiti. Visit Gillena's blog to view this beautiful collaboration:

http://myblog-lunchbreak.blogspot.com/2010/01/cover-of-evening.html

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A new issue of The Asahi Haikuist Network is online:

http://www.asahi.com/english/haiku/100115.html

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Charlie Smith sent links to these stories:

American grad student works to bring late double A-bomb survivor's poetry to U.S.

New Year's Poetry Reading Ceremony held at Imperial Palace