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Editorial – Truth and Ego, the Two Awkward Entities
December 2003 Editorial TRUTH AND EGO – THE TWO AWKWARD ENTITIES shiya semashi sezu ya aramashi to omou koto wa ohkata sezu ga yoki nari (Kenko Yoshida c1283-post1350, Tsure-zure-gusa, “If one is not sure whether to do it or not … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Vol 3-2 December 2003
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Editorial – A Useless Thing and a Useless Person
Editorial A Useless Thing And A Useless Person “A mere tale of a tub, my words are idle.” —The White Devil, II. i, 92, John Webster (1580?-1634) Haiku is a useless thing, a haiku poet is a useless person. This statement … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Vol 5-1 August 2005
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Editorial : How to Tackle War Haiku
Editorial Corner – March 2003 Editorial How to tackle war haiku War divides. It forces people to corners where they do not necessarily wish to be cornered. Thus, sides are taken and differences get exacerbated. Views become exaggerated and belligerent. … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Vol 3-1 March 2003
Tagged editorial, editorial corner, Haiku, haiku poets, poems, Poetry, war haiku, world haiku, writing
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Editorial – The More They Remain the Same…
Editorial Corner – November 2002 Editorial the more they remain the same… “Days and months are eternal travellers, as are the years that come and go…” This famous beginning of Oku-no-Hosomichi means more than it says. As well as the … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Vol 2-3 November 2002
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Editorial : the World in a Grain of Sand
Editorial – July 2002, Volume 2, Issue 2 The World in a Grain of Sand In my Editorial for the March issue, I began with my critical views on the world haiku community, and ended on a very optimistic and … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Vol 2-2 July 2002
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Editorial : Escapist Literature vs Real Literature
Editorial “Tohi-bungaku”(escapist literature) versus “Shin-bungaku”(real literature) Haiku poetry has essentially been a type of what I call “tohi-bungaku” in Japan*. While not going so far as emigrating into Utopia or fairy land, haiku poets have cultivated a special world, slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Vol 1-2 August 2001
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Editorial – Haiku: A Living Thing
Editorial, May 2001 Haiku: A Living Thing Haiku is a living thing. It is a flow, a journey and a life, vibrant, developing and free. Haiku is for everybody. It belongs to the world. As such, haiku should never be fettered to … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Haiku, Vol 1-1 May 2001
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Editorial – Internet Culture and Haiku
Editorial Everything has two opposite sides. Truism? These sides include a positive side and a negative side. Another truism? So what are the positive and negative sides of internet culture and how do they affect haiku? No truism at all. … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Haiku, Vol 1-3 November 2001
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Editorial, 2004
Vol 4-1, December 2004 EDITORIAL: The Aspirations of the World Haiku Club Susumu Takiguchi, Editor in Chief This is the first issue after the departure of Debi Bender as Editor-in-Chief. She has now become a ‘legendary figure’, having edited this … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Haiku, Vol 4-1 December 2004
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