Starting today, February 13, 2006, a new group haiku weblog
will be launched, to celebrate Winter’s turning into Spring.
“UKG” It’s called ukku spring haiku — “uk” denoting the
United Kingdom, the location of its prime movers, and “ku”
being the Japanese word for verse or phrase. Matt Morden
tells me that he pronounces the weblog name “ook-koo.”
At this time, the proprietors of some of my very favorite
haiku weblogs are signed on as Contributors:
Alison and Matt deserve credit for spearheading this project.
dagosan will be participating, too, with his humble offerings,
and I’m sure more fine haijin will be joining the festivities, as
we record the coming and progress of Spring 2006, between
the full moon on February 13th 2006 and the one on 13th April.
Matt tells us that:
The only pre-requisite for posting is that there should
be a Spring (or signs of Spring) theme to the subject
matter. Postings could be haiku, senryu, tanka,haiga
or haibun. Photos or graphics in an haiku spirit are also
welcome.
If two recents posts at Morden Haiku are any indication,
Matt is definitely ready for Spring:
every year
before snowdrops
spring catalogue
“mordenChillies”
chillies in color here
february grey
i remember chillies
in a sieve
It looks like Eric is ready for spring, too.
Especially if winter is getting you down,
please remember the ukku sping journal.
update (5 PM): Since I looked early this morning, ukku‘s
contributors list has expanded to include: Denis Garrison,
editor of the online Haiku Harvest journal, and the weblog
Haiku Unchained; author/poet Alan Summers of with words;
and Aurora Antonovic, the multitalented Canadian writer,
editor, and visual artist (who I enjoy making laugh over at
Even better, clicking around, I discovered that
Aurora has finally started her own weblog (since Jan. 20,
2006), called The Longest Wooing. Don’t miss it.
potluck
Spring should make even lawyers think about
leisure, love, renewal and priorities. See the current
discussion of Lawyers and Leisure at places like
As we point out in a Comment at Prof. B’s post, we
are skeptical that lawyer greed can be overcome by
the forces that long for more leisure and family time.
“UKB” –ku