CALL FOR ENGLISH HAIKU
2002 BASHO FESTIVAL
UENO CITY, MIE, JAPAN


Basho's hometown, Ueno City is inviting haiku poets in the world to
participate in the 56th Basho Festival, which is held on October 12 this
year.

Format:   One haiku per entry, one entry per person.
Fee:      Free
Deadline: In-hand at the address below by Tuesday, August 20, 2002.
Publication: 32 haiku will be selected for publication in the 2002 Basho
Festival Anthology, two of which will be awarded a prize. One copy of the
anthology will be sent to each of the poets who have their haiku published
in it.
No Return:  No entries will be returned; please keep copies.
Selection and Translation:  Shokan T. Kondo and Patricia Donegan
Address:  Please send your haiku to the e-mail address below, with your
name, mailing address, and e-mail address:
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Shokan T. Kondo, English Haiku Program Coordinator
Basho Memorial Museum
117-13 Marunouchi, Ueno City, Mie 518-2219  Japan
tel/fax: 81-595-21-2219; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
(July 25, 2002)