We’re very excited to announce that Issue 2 of 民句 folk ku: a journal in honour of Master Masaoka Shiki has now been released to the public. You can download the PDF copy here
Welcome everyone to Issue 1 of 民句 folk ku: a journal in honour of Masaoka Shiki.
We would like to thank all the talented and generous poets from around the world who trusted us with their precious folk memories. Around 60 poets grace the pages of our first 民句 folk ku journal with more than 100 special verses in five languages from 20 different countries and regions – Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, Scotland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The USA, Wales and Yugoslavia. And last but not least, they sit in the good company of selected haiku by Master Masaoka Shiki of Matsuyama, Japan.
King River Press is extremely proud to present this very rich and diverse collection of haiku, senryu and tanka capturing a myriad of folk experiences spanning the length and breadth of life, death and beyond. Again, thank you to all our contributors and readers for being a part of our inaugural issue and assisting with suggestions on edits to the first drafts. Much appreciated. We are looking forward to the second edition, which will be open for submissions mid-September to mid-October; to be published in November 2023.
The journal is best viewed as two side-by-side pages on a desktop computer or large tablet. You can do this by opening the PDF, in the righthand top corner of your screen click the three little dots and select Two-page view:
You can view/download a free PDF copy here:
We are in the process of arranging print copies – aiming for the best quality, value for money option so please bear with us.
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