Lectures on Haiku, Japanese poetry from 18 to 20 November 2008


The Japan Foundation in cooperation with the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the University of Jordan organizes special lectures on Haiku, the shortest fixed form of verse in the world, from 18 to 20 November at Al Kindi Auditorium in the University.

The Japan Foundation also presents in cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality a lecture to the public at 6:30 pm on 20 November at Al Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ain 


Dr. Koko KATO (Arabic) | About Haiku (Arabic) | Schedule | Press Release | Haiku composed at the workshop

Haiku: The shortest fixed form of verse in the world (Arabic)


Poet Basho(芭蕉翁顕彰会提供）

 One of the most famous haiku of the Poet Basho composed in 1689

 
  • Natsu kusa ya
  • Tsuwamonodomo ga
  • yume no ato

  • Thick summer grasses
  • where ancient warriors
  • once used to dream
Haiku is a poetic experience concentrated into a space of seventeen (17) syllables: five for the first, seven for the second, and five for the last verse. It must include a seasonal word which indicates, directly or indirectly, the season the poem was composed in.

Dr. Kato said: “Haiku can be said to be characterized by its ability to capture the passing moment, we become aware of the images of life through the realistic description of an incident.”


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