whenever gazing-
blossoms a pain
in the neck too
This particular translation was done by Dick Whyte.
Nishiyama Soin was a haikai poet who founded the Danrin school of poetry in mid-1600: a school that aimed to make Japanese poetry more colloquial, in contrast with the formalism which was more popular at the time. Initially, even Matsuo Basho was a member of the Danrin school, though he later broke away from it.
Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
Deadline: 9th September 2020
haiku by Nishiyama Soin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishiyama_S%C5%8Din
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