IN350 / English 340, Studies in Poetry: Global Haiku Traditions examines the origins and spread of Japanese poetics from Japan around the world, with a special focus on the adaptation of haiku into other cultures and languages.

Students in 2005 Global Haiku Tradition

Assignments Guide for Spring 2005

A special feature of the spring course was that students conducted interviews by e-mail with leading contemporary haiku poets. We studied the history of haiku and related poetics in Japan, and then examined the contemporary internalization of haiku in various international cultures.

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Kukai Favorite Selections

Kukai 1 & Kukai 1 favorites

Kukai 2 Childhood & Kukai 2 favorites

Kukai 3 Lent & Kukai 3 favorites

Kukai 4 Love & Kukai 4 favorites

edits for Winter Calm haiku

Kukai 5 on Winter Calm & Kukai 5 favorites

tan renga 1 & tan-renga capped & tan-renga favorites

rengay attempts 1 & favorite rengay 1

kukai 6 Spring Break & Kukai 6 favorites

Kasen Renga Spring 2005

Matching Contest 1 Silence
Pair Comments 1 & Favorites 1

Matching Contest 2 Human Affairs
Pair Comments 2 & Favorites 2

Kukai 8 Haibun & Haibun Favorites

Final Kukai & Final Kukai Favorites