Shiki's 140th Anniversary HPR Conference 2007: Matsuyama, Japan

Haiku Pacific Rim Conference, which started in 2002 Long Beach, Los Angeles, is very pleased to announce Matsuyama, Japan as the location for the next HPR conference, to be held in April of 2007. Please join Jerry Ball and many other famous poets to share your work in honor of the 140th celebration of Shiki's birth anniversary.

As the flowers bloom and leaves unfurl, the conference in spring Matsuyama sends an irresistible invitaion to get outside and enjoy some of the exclusively beautiful and diverse scenery. Every visitor is recommended to take part in the Matsuyama Castle Ginko, featuring splendid views of fields and gardens all blanketed in the soft pink abounding in this season. More detailed information will appear on this Web-site as the spring of 2007 draws closer. We are looking forward to seeing you in Matsuyama, Japan in 2007!

Jerry Ball

HPR 2007 Schedule

Please look at the Conference Schedule page.

Message from the Local Organizing Committee for HPR 2007

Minako Noma and Hirofumi Yoshino are very happy and honored to assist as the coordinators for the local organizing committee of the Haiku Pacific Rim Conference in 2007. We need your comments or requests to make the conference successful. Your ideas for the conference are very much appreciated. Please feel free to contact Minako Noma at the following e-mail address: office@hpr-conference.com.

The forthcoming HPR conference has a theme which is directly related to haiku, understandable to a general audience. Therefore, we chose the theme as "Haiku is My Friend, Your Friend!"

Hope to see you in Matsuyama, Japan in spring 2007!

Minako Noma
Hirofumi Yoshino