this issue is dedicated to
Ryu Yotsuya and Niji Fuyuno
haijinx could not be here without the Internet haikai community. Thank you all.
Of course, out of that group come the contributors to the second issue. Haiku, haiga, essays, spotlights, and the rest. Thank you.
Behind the scenes, we have had several people help us out. We have the space, so we'll list them. Any mistakes left in this issue are solely the responsibility of the editors, the helpers can have the credit for the good stuff though.
editing, proofreading, translation, and the like:
Karen Brooks
Patrick Gallagher
Carolyn Hall
Peggy Willis Lyles
Paul MacNeil
Michael Dylan Welch
Zolo
haijinx staff:
Takashi Nonin, staff contributor
Linda Robeck, production manager
Billie Wilson, production staff
Also, the staff would like to thank people who have helped them personally.
Mark Brooks:
This has been a long issue in the making. I'm sorry about that. The staff continues to expand. They are all quality people and problems like last winter, which were my fault for not getting more people involved in the web design in the first place, should not happen again.
Last September, I worked with Ryu, Charlie Trumbull, and Carmen Sterba to finalize the translations of Ryu's haiku. Ryu was gracious and helpful and did most of the work.
All of us at haijinx were shocked and saddened to hear of his wife Niji's sudden death. Our sympathies are with Ryu.
The recent loss of Bob Spiess has also affected us at haijinx. Bob was a mentor and friend to all. I moved my "office" this last week and found several notes from Bob. For the first time since I found out he was sick, I was able to sit and read from his recent some sticks and pebbles.
I said it last time, my renku mentors and partners (past and present) keep me sane. They are Paul MacNeil, Ferris Gilli, Peggy Willis Lyles, Christopher Herold, Carol O'Dell, Yu Chang, Billie Wilson, and Carolyn Hall.
As always, I'd like to thank Karen, Dylan, and Casey Brooks for their patience. You all are great and your support simply makes it all worthwhile.
Finally, I'd like to thank the entire staff (the editors, Kuniharu Shimizu, Takashi Nonin, Linda Robeck, Billie Wilson, and Charlie Trumbull) for their hard work, creativity, inspiration, and, most of all, humor.
alan j summers:
I still miss John Crook's presence in the haiku world so very much, and now another great poet has passed away, Bob Spiess. Bob was both a very special poet and editor of Modern Haiku. His encouragement set a fine example to so many other editors and haiku poets.
My list of thanking big hearted generous people would be miles long if I included every name. If there is anyone who feels I have left them out, I haven't, you are here in spirit, and I thank you all.
I should really start with Paul Conneally who has become a most amazing friend. I was invited to be part of a Japan2001 event in London in September last year and had the privilege of meeting Paul for the first time.
We didn't get to know each other then really, but later in October he was invited as Haiku Poet-In-Residence for the 2001 PoetryCan Bristol Poetry at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
His combination of professionalism, enthusiasm, and sheer hard work created a tidal wave of excitement through Bristol for haiku. Paul actually worked from 10am into the late afternoon; not just simply during the lunchtimes. It was a tremendous learning experience spending a few days with him. Since then we have worked together on another Japan2001 event in London, again through ProArt/Salon des Arts. Also, through the highly successful haiku residency in Bristol a book is in the pipeline, published by PoetryCan, that contains haiku from local schoolchildren, groups and individuals. As soon as full details are confirmed we will update the haijinx site about this wonderful book. I'm sorry Paul, but you are far too modest, and I know you will be blushing like mad when you read these accolades, but it has to be said!
Working with Paul I had the good fortune to meet Kevin Ryan for the first time as well. Kevin is another extraordinary person, incredibly generous and professional, a director of Charnwood Arts, who came down at a moment's notice to join my Naked Haijin Productions presentation at the Salon des Arts. Thank you for that!
My thanks, as always to my partner in rhyme Karen Hoy who tirelessly supports me in my darkest moments as a writer. It was lovely to see her delight when she found out she was published in John Barlow's Haiku Calendar 2002. Thanks John for producing such a fine haiku calendar, and for all your other fine Snapshot Press publications, and Snapshots the journal too.
There are many many thanks to all at the Raku Teapot haiku mailing list, and all the other haikai mailing lists, you know who you are!
For Mark Brooks and to all my fellow haijinx editors, production team and behind the scenes haijinx crew.
To Johannes Manjrekar, a very brave courageous man, and fine poet; as always, thanks to Cindy Tebo, who is one of many good friends who helps keep me sane; Yu Chang for being Yu Chang; Sue Mill; John Bird; Alison Williams; Matthew Paul; K. Ramesh; Martin Lucas of Presence; Matt Morden; Jim Kacian; Susumu Takiguchi; and Debi Bender; and Billie Wilson who graciously takes on so much with so much quality and generosity and good humour.
Special thanks also go out to my Naked Haijin Productions friends and collegues Mark Guilfoyle, of Bristol, and Maki Nishida, now of Kobe, once of Bristol, who is sorely missed over here.
Serge Tomé:
First of all, I want to express all my support to my friend Ryu in these painful days and thank him to be present in this issue.
I want to thank Linda Robeck for the thankless job to collect our votes, Mark Brooks for his work and his will to move forward these last months despite some health problems, Carmen Sterba for her very constructive friendship. haijinx is a wonderful venture.
Carmen Sterba:
First of all, I would like to thank Ryu Yotsuya for consenting to be our spotlight for Japan. Last year I was able to meet Ryu and his dear wife and fellow poet, Niji Fuyuno several times. On February 11, poets from all over the world were saddened to hear from Ryu that Niji died suddenly. All of us at haijinx offer our sincere condolences to Ryu.
Last year was the first time during my 27 years in Japan that I was able to return to the US twice in one year. At the end of June, I attended Haiku North America in Boston. I would like to thank all those I met there for putting up with the most jet-lagged American member there! I would also like to thank Bill Higginson especially for his warm words about haijinx in his keynote speech at the conference.
Among the people I was able to meet in Japan this year were people with a relationship with haijinx including Kuniharu Shimizu, Takashi Nonin and Yuasa Nobuyuki. Also, I have just received a new issue of KO magazine, and I would like to thank Koko Kato for including a page introducing haijinx.
Linda Robeck:
This marks my first turn as Production Manager on a full issue of haijinx. Everyone has been really wonderful as I learn the ropes. Thanks of course to all of the staff here at haijinx—you were all so warm and welcoming! But the biggest thanks go out to our readers who show their eagerness by sending in submissions and questions about the journal. It is really helpful to hear feedback from authors and readers! Keep those cards and letters coming!
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