The Haiku Foundation: HaikuLife Film Festival 2025

This haiga video, comprised of previously published poems, was created to celebrate The Haiku Foundation's International Haiku Poetry Day HaikuLife Film Festival on April 17, 2025:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKN7RDHfRY4

What We Make of Light

(with recitation)

The Zen Space, Summer Showcase 2024

Honoured to have work selected for the showcase!

These haiga previously appeared in my 2021 Haiku Foundation HaikuLife Film, "Black Velvet":

Credits:

1) Cha No Keburi Italian Blog 2018

2) Honourable Mention, World Haiku Review 2017

3) Selected Haiku, Yamadera Basho Haiku Contest 2017

4) Judges' Favourites, Golden Triangle Contest 2018

5) Winner, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2017

The Haiku Foundation: HaikuLife Film Festival 2024

This haiga video, comprised of previously published poems, was created to celebrate The Haiku Foundation's International Haiku Poetry Day HaikuLife Film Festival on April 17, 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsZr_hKVkVo

Haiku Ensōs

(with recitation)

 

The Haiku Foundation: HaikuLife Film Festival 2023

This haiga video, comprised of previously published poems, was created to celebrate The Haiku Foundation's International Haiku Poetry Day HaikuLife Film Festival on April 17, 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGkaTOl3pHY

Shadowlight

(with recitation)

Gregory Piko's Poetry Blog, June 2022

My thanks to Gregory Piko for featuring my video-haiga, "Fade to Black" on his poetry blog!

"Canadian writer, Debbie Strange, weaves her love of poetry, music, art and photography into a range of creative pursuits. Debbie's haiku, tanka, haibun and haiga have been widely published and received many awards.

Haiga is the centuries-old Japanese art form that combines an illustration with a haiku. The emotional imact of such a piece is heightened when the haiku does not merely describe the image but, rather, leaves space for the reader to respond in their own way. Where the association between the words and image is merely the starting point for a person's individual experience of the art and poetry.

Debbie's recent video haiga, Fade to Black, presents a series of photographic images, each one linked with a haiku. Here are some haiku from the collection:

blistered paint

the boat we named

for you

changing seasons

mother recalls the arc

of her life

polar night

a snowy owl

fades to black

Fade to Black, brings together a range of Debbie's artistic skills. Combining Debbie's haiku, black and white photographs and musical soundtrack to create a strong unifying theme. In addition, Debbie recites the relevant haiku as each image appears. This video is a wonderful showcase of Debbie's skills.

 Fade to Black was released as part of the 2022 HaikuLife Film Festival initiated by The Haiku Foundation...

As you watch Fade to Black, you are drawn into a world of delicate insight. A world which increases awareness and acceptance of the passage of time. But does so without regret or sadness. Click on the video below to enjoy Fade to Black."

https://thehaikufoundation.org/haikulife-the-haiku-foundation-video-project/haikulife-2022/#pFOuzO3QZ1k

The Haiku Foundation: HaikuLife Film Festival 2022

This haiga video, comprised of previously published poems, was created to celebrate The Haiku Foundation's International Haiku Poetry Day HaikuLife Film Festival on April 17, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFOuzO3QZ1k

Fade to Black

(with recitation)