Basho Poem by Douglas Scotney

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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Basho



A sumo tourna-
ment is a basho. Is its
winner a basho

too? Is a haiku
slam a basho? Is its win-
ner a basho too?

Douglas Scotney
Monday, February 19, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: competition ,japan,poetry,sport
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Basho 1644-94 famous haiku poet.
Basho, aka Sumo wrestling tournament, much older than haiku poet Basho;decided by gradual elimination, as a tennis tournament is.
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