In the faint sunlight
get together
men and sparrows
This week’s haiku was written by Sumitaku Kenshin, one of the most important representatives of free-form haiku, which ignores not just the syllabic formation typical of haiku poetry but seasonal reference as well. Kenshin started writing poetry after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia: he dedicated the last 2 years of his life to haiku, leaving 281 poems. He died in 1987, at the age of 25.
Poem by Sumitaku Kenshin
Picture by Byron Johnson
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: 14th March 2018