suns along the Mohawk

 This Page contains each of the 37 “haiga” images published in the 24-page photo-book “Haiga on the Mohawk“, with photography and text by this website’s proprietor, David Giacalone (pub. September 2015, 8″ x 8”). It was created to celebrate Haiku North America 2015, a Conference presented at Union College, in Schenectady, New York, October 14-18, 2015.

Photo haiga are a modern form of a Japanese artistic genre that was originally composed of an ink-brush-painted image “linked” (conceptually, often by juxtaposition or analogy) to a haiku or similar short poem rendered in calligraphy alongside the image. Haiga on the Mohawk has haiku poems linked with photographic scenes from the Mohawk River and the Schenectady Stockade Historic District. [go to this Comment, for a brief description of haiku poetry, which is not merely the simplistic verse of 5-7-5 syllables per line we were all taught in grade school] You can view the entire photo-book at Shutterfly, including captions noting the various locations, at no charge. [Shutterfly’s  regular prices are high; if you would like a copy of Mohawk Haiga, contact me, and I will provide it at my cost, using available discounts.]

All photos are by David Giacalone, as are all poems, except for four (as indicated, on pages 22 – 24) which were written by the members of the acclaimed Route Nine Haiku Group.

NOTES

• For a LARGER VERSION of a haiga image below, click on the image.
• COPYRIGHT POLICY – our Creative Commons “Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike” policy is described near the bottom of our About page. Basically, you may copy and use the content for any non-commercial purpose, with proper attribution. Other uses require permission. Go here for full details.

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MAKE YOUR OWN HAIGA [MYOH]:

Use one or both of the two following images to make a haiga of your own. You can share it with us by leaving a Comment.*

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COLLABORATION BONUS

Haiga with poems by the Route Nine Haiku Group:

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• above: poem by Hilary Tann

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• above: poem by John Stevenson

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• above: poem by Tom Clausen

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• above: poem by Yu Chang

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Make Your Own Haiga

  MYOH SAMPLER (click on the haiga for a larger version):

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