Sitting in the shade,
I look acoss the river
at a wall of eastern
pines; it could be several
hundred years ago.
The sun is shining there
and not a motor boat
has been invented yet.
And I remain unborn.
~Kokoro Sonzai 2010 (trans. Son Rivers)
THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENCE
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As most of you have likely figured out, hokku as I teach it greatly differs
from the kind of verse one finds on modern haiku sites. That is because
modern ...
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