Online internet courses by Call of the Page

Are you interested in a Call of the Page course? We run courses on haiku; tanka; tanka stories/prose; haibun; shahai; and other genres.

Please email Karen or Alan at our joint email address: admin@callofthepage.org
We will let you know more about these courses.

Call of the Page (Alan & Karen)

Friday, March 30, 2007

Kent, Saturday 9th June THE APPLEHOUSE HAIKU & GINKO WORKSHOP

Only two spaces left as of last night (Thursday 3rd May)!

    For further information:
write to: The AppleHouse, Aldon Lane, Offham, Kent ME19 5PH
or email: applehousepoetry@yahoo.co.uk

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    THE APPLEHOUSE HAIKU & GINKO WORKSHOP, KENT, U.K.
    10am to 4.30pm on Saturday 9th June 2007
AppleHouse is a financially independent project supporting poets in the South East through levels of excellence in intensive, small-group workshops, masterclasses, and anthology and pamphlet publication.
    For further information:
write to: The AppleHouse, Aldon Lane, Offham, Kent ME19 5PH
or email: applehousepoetry@yahoo.co.uk



A LONG POET'S GUIDE TO HAIKU:
THE APPLEHOUSE HAIKU & GINKO WORKSHOP

10am to 4.30pm on Saturday 9th June 2007

Suitable for poets and writers of all levels – maximum of 12.

No previous experience of writing or reading haiku is necessary.

Haiku is simple, but requires discipline to write well. Learn the techniques behind contemporary English-language haiku with writing exercises and discussion. We will cover the world's shortest literary form, from its origins in Japan, to its current world-wide practice.

There will also be an opportunity for a traditional Japanese haiku-writing walk (a 'ginko') in the AppleHouse orchard.

Feel free to bring thirteen copies of any haiku you have written already.

10am to 4.30pm on Saturday 9th June 2007
Day Workshop for £42 including two-course lunch with wine



Tutor
Alan Summers is a Japan Times award-winning haiku poet and a Visiting Tutor for The Poetry School.

He's widely published with work translated into eleven different languages.
Alan is a judge for numerous haiku competitions, including The Sasakawa Prize for Original Contributions in the Field of Haikai, and is a former General Secretary of the British Haiku Society.

He is currently judging haiku entries from children and students from the poor areas of Nairobi, Kenya, Africa.

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WEBPAGE LINK ABOUT OFFHAM, KENT
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Offham is a charming typical Kentish village surrounded by hop gardens and orchards: webpage link about Offham, Kent

STREETMAP:
Streetmap webpage

MULTIMAP:
Multimap webpage

Sunday, March 18, 2007

APRIL 11th EVENT: haiku & open mic




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THE BATH ROYAL LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE venue:
The BRLSI website

PDF FILE showing accessiblity and floor plans:
BRLSI accessibility PDF

TO FIND BRLSI: STREETMAP

Charlotte Street Long Stay Car Park is just a few minutes away from the BRLSI venue:
webpage link

Car Parking Map:
Car Parks Map - Bath webpage link

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Celebrating diversity



Frenchay Campus
University of West of England (UWE)
11 a. m. Friday, 16th March

Destination: World celebrates UWE's diversity, brings the different cultures at UWE closer together, and stimulates interest and appreciation in the cultures and the diversity of the world.





Kristina & Yvonne at the Japan stalls.



Hmmm, in my defence, this was Yvonne's idea! ;-)

Globe Café, Octagon, Frenchay Campus
I read some of my own haiku, as well as haiku from students in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa.

People also had an opportunity to purchase a haiku mug and T-shirt souvenir of the day!

The event was aimed at all students at the university (more than 30,000).
Ffi contact: Kristina Nink Telephone: 0117 32 82010 Email: Kristina.Nink@uwe.ac.uk

For more information visit: Destination: World

Weblinks:
Disability Resource Centre

How to get to Frenchay Campus