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Shiki (October 14, 1867 – September 19, 1902) may be credited with salvaging traditional short-form Japanese poetry and carving out a niche for it in the modern Meiji Period. While he advocated reform of haiku, this reform was based on the idea that haiku was a legitimate literary genre. He argued that haiku should be judged by the same yardstick that is used when measuring the value of other forms of literature–something that was contrary to views held by prior poets. Shiki firmly placed haiku in the category of literature, and this was unique.
Some modern haiku are typified by deviating from the traditional use of 5-7-5 sound pattern and dispensing with the kigo ("season word"); Shiki's haiku reform advocated neither break with tradition...
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松杉や枯野の中の不動堂
matsu sugi ya kareno no naka no Fudōdō

pines and cedars -
in the withered fields
the Hall of Fudo
--Masaoka Shiki at Takahata Fudo Hall

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7 comments:

  1. 松杉や枯野の中の不動堂
    matsu sugi ya kareno no naka no Fudōdō

    pines and cedars -
    in the withered fields
    the Hall of Fudo

    Masaoka Shiki at Takahata Fudo Hall
    Tr. Gabi Greve
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    http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2007/06/h-i-k-u.html

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  2. I love trees and nothing surrounded by them can be bad, hi Gillena x

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  3. Gabi; thank you for the correct version and link i'll edit

    much love...

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  4. Hi Lorraine glad you dropped in

    much love...

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  5. Asian museum
    can anyone translate
    my haiku necktie

    (I have one in blue and one in red.)

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  6. splendid, maybe you should photo and upload it to your blog; glad you stopped by Bill


    much love...

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  7. I really love this post I will visit again to read your post in a very short time and I hope you will make more posts like this.

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