Dear all,
Thank you for your submissions to “World Haiku 2013: No. 9”!
I look forward to more submissions!!!
I received invitation letter to 2 projects in Cyprus through Bulagarian friend Petar Tchouhov.
If you are interested in these projects, please take part in it or them.
Best wishes,
Ban'ya Natsuishi
3-16-11 Tsuruse-nishi, Fujimi
Saitama, Japan 354-0026
Tel & fax: +81-49-252-9823
World Haiku Association
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Meiji University
Ginyu
http://www.geocities.jp/ginyu_haiku/
Tokyo Poetry Festival
http://www.geocities.jp/tokyopoetry/
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SPRING POETRYRAIN
Nicosia 14 April, 2012
Dear Poet,
SPRING POETRY RAIN in Nicosia
the capital of Cyprus - the last divided city in Europe
in May, 26 at 17.30
We are two cultural organisations, Ideogramma and Sidestreets, each based on either side of
the divided city, and with this letter we are inviting you to participate in a new project of ours
titled SPRING POETRY RAIN, as one of the many poets whose work will be dropped from the
sky on Nicosia, over the whole length of Arasta / Ledra Street, which is divided into two at a
checkpoint that separates the city in two.
The project
Many types of balloon will have been put in place above the whole length of Arasta / Ledra
Street from lunchtime. The largest balloons (1.80 m in diameter) filled with the poems) will be
burst in predetermined time intervals dropping the poems.
Many stages will be placed along the street too. From these musicians will play and poetry will
be read.
A visual colourful programme will be distributed to the audience, which will guide them to the
stage / happening, as readings and / or music playing will be taking place in more than one
stages at a time.
The audience will be invited to read out the poems as well as pinning them up on balloon
strings.
The organisers are talking to local and other TV stations so that the event can be shown live.
Live Webstreeming is going to be provided by Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
With this letter we are inviting you to
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Send one or two poems
The subject of the poems should fall under the categories of peace, coexistence,
understanding, respect, etc
www.ideogramma-cy.com
www.ideogramma-cy.com
14 Naxos street – 1070 Nicosia, Cyprus
14 Naxos str – 1070 Nicosia, Cyprus
P O Box 26670 – 1646 Nicosia, Vyprus
Tel: +903922293070/71
Tel: +355722756453, +35799577009 , +35799678132
Fax: +903922293072
Fax: +35722375209
emails: anber.onar@gmail.com, pillaij@gmail.comemails: lily@ideogramma-cy.com, nora@ideogramma-cy.com
www. sidestreets.org
22, Makremeler On; – Lefkosia, Cyprus
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The original language of the poem will be respected, but we request that the poems you
send are also accompanied by a translation into one or more of the island’s most spoken
languages; Armenian, and / or English and / or Greek and / or Turkish
With your poem(s), please also send us a short CV (in English) of not more than 2 - 3 lines
and a photograph. All the participating poets will have their biography and photo projected
on walls.
Deadline for submission
We would appreciate it if you could send us your suggested poems as soon as possible, but not
later than 30 April, 2012.
Please forward
Please forward this invitation to all of your relevant contacts.
A secondary objective of this event is to reach as many people as possible, not only so that on
the day they can log on and follow the event, but also so that we can measure the reach. For
this reason, we would greatly appreciate it if you could inform us of:
o the number of people you have sent this invitation to
o as well as their countries
Looking forward to hearing from you,
With very warm regards,
Nora, Anber, Johann, Lily
PS If you happen to be in Cyprus during the SPRINGPOETRYRAIN event, we shall love to see
you and of course have you read your own poems.
Ideogramma is a non-profit organisation established in 2006. It stages poetry events every
year in March, and for the past two years has run a European Culture 2007–2013 programme
with six events in four European countries. Ideogramma is run by Nora Hadjisotiriou (marketing
& pr consultant, event organiser, administrator) and Lily Michaelides (poet and writer, event
organiser)
Sidestreets is an educational and cultural initiative established in 2007. Sidestreets organizes
both national and international artistic, cultural and educational programs including exhibitions,
poetry readings, seminars, film series, awareness-raising programs and general culture
courses. Sidestreets is housed in a modern five-story building in the old town of Nicosia and is
equipped with spaces and facilities for cultural events. Dr. Johann Pillai (educational programs)
and Anber Onar (cultural programs) are the cofounders and directors of the programs in the
initiative.
www.ideogramma-cy.com
www.ideogramma-cy.com
14 Naxos street – 1070 Nicosia, Cyprus
14 Naxos str – 1070 Nicosia, Cyprus
P O Box 26670 – 1646 Nicosia, Vyprus
Tel: +903922293070/71
Tel: +355722756453, +35799577009 , +35799678132
Fax: +903922293072
Fax: +35722375209
emails: anber.onar@gmail.com, pillaij@gmail.comemails: lily@ideogramma-cy.com, nora@ideogramma-cy.com
www. sidestreets.org
22, Makremeler On; – Lefkosia, Cyprus