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TRANSLATIONS, Part I. -- Переводы, Часть I.

Aug 05, 2011 11:46

These are all the haiku in English and Russian. Some statistic, as always: 145 poems by 62 poets from 22 countries. A deliberately modest numbers this time as I am in time-trouble (Zeitnot) -- THANK YOU all, dear haiku friends! Please take your time to read the four parts of the translations and discuss all the poems, choose your favorites. I'll ( Read more... )

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My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 6 2011, 18:49:55 UTC

Looking for the summer kigo in all of these 'ku even though there are many lovely ones, I have to say that these are my favorites from Part I:

midday heat -
a mustang herd
brings the wind

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lifting higher
the hoofs
of midsummer heat

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longing for blue heaven
mustang’s dream goes wandering
over a field of summer grass

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 7 2011, 01:06:08 UTC

Thank you very much, alotus poetry-san! I'm glad one of your favorite haiku is mine!

Kyoko Shibata (^-^)

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 7 2011, 05:49:18 UTC

Kyoko, alotus' name is Kathy, she is also my FB friend -- I think you will like to be her friend, too :)

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 7 2011, 06:26:14 UTC

Kyoko-san. Yes, there is something traditional about your 'ku. Love it!

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 7 2011, 06:38:21 UTC

Dear Kathy-san (My friend,Origa let me know your true name is Kathy-san.)

It's my pleasure! Thank you very much again! (^-^)

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 7 2011, 06:49:35 UTC

"Something traitional" in Kyoko's haiku is the fact that it's honkadori on Basho's death haiku...

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 7 2011, 07:08:32 UTC

"Honkadori"...heard of that, don't know what it is. That would explain the traditional feeling of it. :)

Always learning something new! I'm going to look up "honkadori."

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 7 2011, 07:51:58 UTC

Honkadori is an allusive varioation. A later poet would take some diction and conception from an earlier "foundation poem" (honka)and vary it (-tori, -dori) with a new conception, perhaps making a spring poem of a summer foundaiton poem, or a love poem of a spring original. A major resourse of later poetry, it had various canons, such as avoiding of language from the most famous poems. (from 'The Prinston Comapnion to Classical Japanese Literature' by Earl Miner, at al.)

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 7 2011, 07:53:59 UTC

allusive variation , it is :)

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 9 2011, 00:51:57 UTC

Just read it again now! I had to digest it a few times. :) Thank you. :)

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 9 2011, 10:05:51 UTC

Kathy, please see the Results of the contest! Maybe something there will be helpful for understanding honkadori :)

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 10 2011, 03:04:08 UTC

Hi Origa! Yes, you explained it well in both places. However, for me to fully grasp it is by doing/practicing it. So when the Haiku Apprentice book arrives, I'm going to try my hand in honkadori. And I'm going to do some research on my own as well. :) Thank you!

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 10 2011, 05:36:46 UTC

You are very welcome :)

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 8 2011, 06:37:45 UTC

Btw -- on this page, there is another honkadori -- can you find it? :)

Re: My Part I Choices... kathyunguyen August 9 2011, 02:05:49 UTC

Hmm, can't find it. :( I'm not familiar with many "foundation poems," I guess.

Re: My Part I Choices... origa August 9 2011, 10:08:13 UTC

Kathy, if I would know you are going to study haiku, I would suggest starting books & other sources... but I have no idea what your life plans are ... :))))

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