Trees lost in haze
a glint far off
becomes a heron
Shuson Kato was, together with Ishida Hakyo and Nakamura Kusatao, a member of the “Human Exploration School”, identified in the popular mind as poets who explored ‘how human beings should live’.
Initially, Kato despised haiku and was more interested in the 31-syllable tanka. However, while working in a high school he met a famous haiku poet, Shuoshi Mizuhara, who became his lifelong teacher.
Poem by Shuson Kato
Picture by Fabrizio Conti
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 29th November 2017