Reginald Horace Blyth is mostly known for his work as a populariser of Japanese culture outside Japan: many contemporary Western writers of haiku were introduced to the genre thanks his series of work on Zen, haiku & senryu poetry. Only two of Blyth’s own haiku are actually known, and today’s assignment is one of them.
Seven days to make music in response to Blyth’s haiku: to find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
Deadline: 1st November 2017
Haiku by Reginald Horace Blyth http://www.gardendigest.com/zen/blyth.htm
Picture by Josh Calabrese https://unsplash.com/@jaycalabresephotography