A ladder
put against an apple tree
goes through toward the sky
Hashimoto Takako (1899-1963) was a poet of the Shōwa period and editor of the haiku magazine Shichiyō. Even though Takako studied under Seishi Yamaguchi for some time, she was the first woman among the major modern haiku poets to receive her training in haiku mainly from another woman, Hisajo, author of the poem we published last week.
Haiku by Hashimoto Takako
Picture by Jez Timms
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: 26th September 2018
Just discovered this. I was perusing my Soundcloud, which I hadn’t done in a long time (life happened), and found the Haiku interpretations of one of the artists I follow, Oxebe. I plan to participate myself in future, and look forward to hearing more!