01-01-2016, 06:21 AM
I just wanted to state, for the record, that haiku are primarily about
human interaction with nature.
They are NOT about nature per se, but about humans observing nature.
And as such, they often contain many of the same subjects as senryu which
haiku portray using nature as a metaphor.
It has often been noted that by not requiring a turn (cutting point, word, line),
senryu, in general, are not as effective as haiku in portraying the life we experience.
(But this point is often rendered moot; as many senryu do include a turn.)
By way of example:
Nine Haiku by Issa (One of the four great masters of haiku, the others being Basho, Buson, and Shiki.)
These were translated By Robert Hass (Who is, hands-down, the best translator of Japanese haiku.)
human interaction with nature.
They are NOT about nature per se, but about humans observing nature.
And as such, they often contain many of the same subjects as senryu which
haiku portray using nature as a metaphor.
It has often been noted that by not requiring a turn (cutting point, word, line),
senryu, in general, are not as effective as haiku in portraying the life we experience.
(But this point is often rendered moot; as many senryu do include a turn.)
By way of example:
Nine Haiku by Issa (One of the four great masters of haiku, the others being Basho, Buson, and Shiki.)
These were translated By Robert Hass (Who is, hands-down, the best translator of Japanese haiku.)
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