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Notes from hard-copy of book
tanka
Page 19
- Contain two poetic images
- first is taken from nature
- second is a meditative complement to the nature image
- tanka is analogously described as the poet holding up two mirrors. One reflecting nature and one reflecting the first mirror including the poet.
haikus
Page 22 Since the 16th century there are about three conventions that have been universally accepted as to a haiku’s form:
- The haiku describes a single state or event
- the time of the haiku is in the present tense
- The haiku refers to images connected to one of the 4 seasons.
Haikus capture the “ahh-ness” Of a moment, page 24
There is an attempt to say something without saying it in haikus, page 24
Boshu, a famous haiku poet, suggests the author should become unconscious to the object they are perceiving. He says: “about the pine, learn from the pine; about the reed, learn from the reed.”, page 24
Japanese have a cultural custom of providing with their last will, a Jitsei which is a farewell poem to life, page 27.
”Reality is far more complex than any logic and at the same time, far more simple”, page 29
Had I not known / that I was dead / already /I would have mourned / my loss of life Page 52