dandelion dandelion
on the sandy beach
spring opens its eyes © Ogiwara Seisensui
a crowd of golden faces
woken by powerful tides Kim M. Russell, 2017
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #12 dandelion, dandelion (Ogiwara Seisensui)
Today ‘s ‘hokku’ is from another lesser known classical haiku poet who was a contemporary of Shiki and Santoka Taneda, Ogiwara Seisensui (1884-1976), who co-founded the avant-garde literary magazine Sōun (“Layered Clouds”) in 1911, together with fellow haiku poet Kawahigashi Hekigoto. Ogiwawa was a strong proponent of abandoning haiku traditions, especially the ‘season words’ so favored by Takahama Kyoshi, and even the 5-7-5 syllable norms. In his Haiku teisho (1917), he broke with Hekigoto and shocked the haiku world by advocating further that haiku be transformed into free verse. Seisensui used new media to promote his style, including lectures and literary criticism on national radio.
A very good post. Thanks for sharing!
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Your tan Rena opens the eyes of the reader to the beauty of Spring
Much love…
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🙂
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What an interesting approach! Well done.
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Thanks Janice!
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Mmm, very evocative.
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Thanks Rosemary!
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Love to see those golden faces! Is this your own photo, Kim? I like the contrast…
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Awesome Kim … what a beautiful Tan Renga you have created with this “hokku”
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Thank you, Kristjaan!
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Splendid! 🌹🌹😎
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Thanks Dorna!
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