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BASHÔ IN SPRING
hokku wrote 1 month ago: Bashô wrote: Every year They fertilize the cherry trees – Fallen petals. In the original … more »
NOVELTY AND PROFUNDITY
hokku wrote 1 month ago: The old waka — “five-line” verse in English, as opposed to “three-line vers … more »
EXPANDING OUR BOUNDARIES
hokku wrote 1 month ago: It is amazing how much may be learned from R. H. Blyth if one only takes the time to read him carefu … more »
A SIDELONG GLANCE AT WAKA
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hokku wrote 1 month ago: I often say that we should not think of hokku as poetry, because in doing so we tend to confuse it w … more »
Three Happy Things
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What Liz Said wrote 1 month ago: The first is courtesy of my buddy, Andrew. It is not safe work for work, unless you have earphones … more »
KEEPING THEM HONEST
hokku wrote 1 month ago: For decades there has been a seeming compaign in the haiku establishment to, for some odd reason, … more »
CONFUSING TERMS, CONFUSING PRACTICE
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hokku wrote 1 month ago: There are two characteristics of hokku that were and are, in modern parlance, “non-negotiable, … more »
USING THE RIGHT TOOL
hokku wrote 3 months ago: Cooks and craftsmen know that it is important to choose the right tool for the right job. The same … more »
North Hollywood Kickball
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peaceandcarats wrote 3 months ago: I play in an adult kickball league. It’s ridiculoulsy fun. Check out a league near you: http … more »
ORDINARY THINGS IN ORDINARY WORDS
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hokku wrote 3 months ago: The old waka — five-line verse in English, as opposed to three-line verse — was much mor … more »
Waka Fest 2008
travelchic wrote 3 months ago: This first week of April, the Tauranga Harbour Challenge, or what is now known as the Waka Fest 2008 … more »
SOUP AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS
hokku wrote 3 months ago: The raftsmen’s cloaks, Made flower garments By the storm. The cloaks, in Buson’s time, w … more »
Kickball - Honey Bunnies!
hokigal wrote 3 months ago: Ok…so now that I have officially defrosted my toes I can actually sit at the computer and thin … more »
People and Nature
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Bryson Nitta wrote 4 months ago: When the wind blows from the east, Send out your perfume o plum flowers; Though the maste … more »
Mystery of lost waka (canoe) featured in documentary
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Bradley Walker wrote 9 months ago: The mysterious connection between Maori and the inhabitants of remote Polynesian islands thousands o … more »
K-Plunk
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Ren McCormack wrote 1 year ago: Tonight our quest for mediocracy continues. If we win tonight, we end the regular season with a .5 … more »
Tonight's the Night
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Ren McCormack wrote 1 year ago: Footloose, I have some good news and some bad news. And they are one in the same. The team we ar … more »
Halloweiner
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Ren McCormack wrote 1 year ago: Halloween in July Place your bet for one of the following costume ideas for Halloween in July, which … more »
Scavenger Who?
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Ren McCormack wrote 1 year ago: Footloose, I’ll post the post-Mania wrap up later… in the mean time, we need to organize … more »
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