Thanks for the shout-out Paul ! For anyone curious about Japanese NLP I really recommend the Paul O'Leary McCann Masato Hagiwara textbook Intro to Japanese NLP japanesenlp.com

This thread is priceless. 👏👏👏

⁩ Nice haiku ⁦Debbie Strange archive of selected published©️work! Glad you submitted it to the ⁦Golden Triangle BID⁩ haiku contest and it is now on a sign downtown.

And your haiku is now up in DC! Congrats Sue ⁦Sue Courtney⁩ ⁦Golden Triangle BID⁩

the pilgrim passes — leaving behind a bridge of blossoms — Abigail Friedman for Momoko Kuroda (1938-2023) 黒田杏子さん 夏井いつき 堀田季何 Kika Hotta

Nice article on the Golden Triangle haiku contest. I was pleased to be interviewed. washingtonian.com/2023/03/22/gol…

It's the guns.

Who needs to pay for comedy acts when we can get it for free?! 😂😂😂

This is an amazing video - Japanese pitch accents should be taught on day one of learning Japanese for anyone over the age of 6. Japanese Pronunciation: Pitch Accent Basics youtu.be/K8E-cU19PMs via YouTube

If you are in the DC area, please come!

ICYMI: Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus to be on display at the MLK Library! The exhibit marks the first time the Codex Atlanticus has been displayed in the United States! Learn more: bit.ly/43dzOWK

And more info can be found here: dcist.com/story/23/05/22…

Books from Birth: ALL children who live in D.C. are eligible to receive a free book by mail each month from birth until age five to build their home libraries. Learn more: bit.ly/3OL5UFr

Virginia, DC, Maryland haiku poets. A haiku contest just for you!

I’m just going to start posting pics of reckless drivers in my neighborhood. This impatient driver didn’t like being second in line waiting for the light to change so swerved around the car ahead and into the crosswalk where I had planned on crossing.

Today’s Supreme Court Ruling and our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | President John J. DeGioia | Georgetown University president.georgetown.edu/todays-supreme…

America has once again said equity & equal opportunity for Black people in this country doesn’t take precedent. Affirmative action was struck down today while the affirmative action for “legacy”admissions, private club membership and academic nepotism. A bias system of exclusion

Please join us July 22 for the new Japan America Society DC Haiku Group led by yours truly! (No need to be a member of the Japan America Society.) jaswdc.org/events/haiku-g…

Okay, it’s been 1? 2 ? days on threads & it’s worse than twitter (but for diff. reasons). The bad thing about twitter is the negativity & mean-spiritedness that lands in my feed. The bad thing about threads is all the people I don’t know want to engage me in mindless activities.

There are still a few slots left!