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The Beat of Different Drummers

WHR July 2002 Shades of Ink: Translating the Japanese poem The Beat of Different Drummers: English Translations of Hokku from Matsuo Basho’s Oku no hosomichi Mark Jewel, Waseda University (*The following paper was first published, without the Appendix, in The … Continue reading

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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

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Apple Jelly Haiku

November 2001 Haiku Treasure Trove – Riccardo Duranti (IT) In the August issue, we introduced the first “Haiku Treasure Trove”, a column featuring haiku and related poems which are excellent, but have not been widely read, if even at all. … Continue reading

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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

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