sunshine through branches
glints off pendulous quinces
a floodlight of fruit
Kim M. Russell, 20th September 2020
My response to Carpe Diem Preview: Hosomi – a taste of Basho’s school for haiku
I’m so glad I dropped by Carpe Diem this morning and spotted the first prompt in a long while. Welcome back!
The new feature is exciting; it’s called ‘Basho’s School at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’ and aims to share the knowledge of Basho, as taught at his school.
Today’s lesson is about ‘hosomi’, a technique used by poets to convey what ordinary people don’t hear or see, ‘as if poets have a thin thread bound to the heart of the essence of life, connected with all and everything around them’. Chèvrefeuille tells us that poets who are enlightened can find an inner spot to become one with their surroundings and nature. In Western poetry, ‘hosomi’ is closely related to hyperbole.
Chèvrefeuille has given examples of haiku that illustrate this technique by Matsuo Basho, Ueshima Onitsura and Mizuhara Shuoshi, as well as one of his own.
The goal for this taste of Basho’s School is to create a haiku (or tanka) in which we use ‘hosomi’.
writing in north norfolk 
I made my first batch of quince marmalade of the season yesterday! Love this 💛
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Thanks Sarah. I can’t reach our quinces, they’re too high up and most of them hang over our neighbour’s side of the fence! In case I manage to gather some, would you mind sharing your recipe?
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Of course. I just sent it through on twitter DMs.
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Thank you! Now to give that tree a good shake.
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Your haiku interested then the explanation ofvBasho’s teaching intrigued me. I will re-read both.
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Thank you, Suzanne.
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Thanks for the intro to a new approach. Did a little hosomi research. Very effectively used here. Salute, KR
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Cheers Ron!
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Warms and brightens me to see and hear this.
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Thank you, Colleen.
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