Takaha Shugyo Haiku And Tanka Translations, Part 2 Comments
Takaha Shugyo haiku and tanka translations
Takaha Shugyo is a Japanese poet. He was born in Japan's mountainous Yamagata Prefecture and began writing haiku at age fifteen. He studied with the renowned Yamaguchi Seishi and Akimoto Fujio, won the Young Poet's Award in 1965, then went on to found the haiku magazine KARI in 1978.
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Reminds me of a message left by a Seattle poet on his answering machine: 'Just because... I have been writing poems all morning.. the jam is soft jewels.'
I seem to remember that Shiki also wrote one about judging 1000 verses in a day. Then he immersed his senses in something, and the 'returning flavor' of the so many poems came washing over him.
I love your dual interpretation of the one about judging 1000 verses. This would be a fascinating subgenre--- duelling interpretations.
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7/18/2025 11:46:56 PM # 1.0.0
I forget what Masaoka Shiki immersed his senses in after his session of judging verses. It may have been an overripe persimmon.