Hello!
We are accepting offers of content for the second issue of our Journal of Renga & Renku, which has now been accepted for inclusion in the MLA International Bibliography. The journal will be:
1. published at the end of 2011
2. available in hardcopy only
3. available for purchase online using Paypal
We’re looking for a variety of content along the lines of:
1. Academic/polemic articles on any aspects of the genre
2. Translations of old renga and renku
3. News of renku groups and happenings
4. Book articles/reviews
5. Letters responding to the content of Issue 1, or on any relevant topic
6. and of course, a showcase of current examples of the genre:
a) in English
b) in any other language, accompanied by an English translation
c) previously published or not (just let us have details of prior publication so we can acknowledge properly)
d) simultaneous offers are fine too, again provided you advise us of prior publication for purposes of acknowledgement
e) in any of the standard forms: kasen, triparshva, nijûin, jûnichô, shisan, rokku, hyakuin, yotsumono, etc.
f) in any explorations of the above forms in terms of experimentation with one-line, zip, 5/7/5 or other fixed counts, and even rhyme
g) solo and group work
h) with (preferably) or without notes/reflections on the poem/process from sabaki or renju or both
i) Please include the following text in all poetry submissions: “I hereby confirm that I have obtained consent from all of the participating poets to offer this poem for publication by JRR”
7. We are also holding a contest, the winning poem to appear in JRR2; click here for details
8. We’re open to discussing content ideas we’ve not covered above, so please write
9. All communications will be acknowledged within two weeks
10. Closing date for sending content: October 1, 2011
11. We are regretfully unable to pay contributors for content at this stage
To gain an idea of the sort of content that interests the editors, leaf through the 17-page preview of the current issue of JRR here or, better still, order the 170-page Issue #1 here.
Please send all contributions and other communications to RengaRenku@gmail.com (RengaRenku AT gmail DOT com).
We look forward to hearing from you.
Norman Darlington
Moira Richards
Journal of Renga & Renku
