If by offchance you might wish a deep background source as to haiku and Buddhism (Zen AND Pure Land, as well as Vipassana and Vajrayana — classical and also Western), I’d be more than glad to. It’s an ongoing topic of my lifelong studies.

Meantime, please keep up the good work !

late autumn after dinner the empty bowl still warm

gary gach http://word.to

This Haiku Chronicales was recommended by Emiko Miyashita who is Masajo’s translater.

sakuo.

Kakekotoba, (word play as called in Japanese) is the basis of many Japanese short form poems, for both hokku and haiku, but, especially in senryu.

Learning that Al Pizzarelli’s interest in puns fueled his interest in haiku made me remember my interest in haiku also was sparked by interests in word play.

Ciao… chibi

Zhanna P. Rader