A snail
raising its horns
edge of the well
Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki is the author of this week’s poem. Mostly known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat, and his unfinished work Light and Darkness, Soseki was also an accomplished haiku poet.
Poem by Natsume Sôseki
Picture by Jokūbas Banaitis
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: 23rd May 2018