Yomiuri Shimbun publication column Shiki 「四季」
Yomiuri Shimbun (10 million circulation in Japan) has a column “Shiki” (“Four Seasons”), in which haiku master Kai Hasegawa introduces classic and modern tanka and haiku every day. His keen view shows a deep understanding in short poems, sometimes even deeper than the poet. An anthology of these columns is published every year as a book.
2021
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Carrying myself
all the way – now walking towards a new spring |
2019
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Has your young love
become wine or vinegar asked a young man |
2013
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Heaven has heaven's
New Year's task - look snow is falling! |
2009
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Welling up
from a chasm in the earth - golden butterflies |
(Bali island is beautiful with its volcanic mountain, but also it has deep chasms where rivers run. They are like cracks of consciousness. On the narrow road along the river, girls in golden costumes walk through the rice field.)
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Emergaing above
the horizon of a desert my enemy - a mirage called despair |
2007
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Is it a blessing from above
to see men's faults no more - these ageing eyes of mine? |
2004
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Free
under the tree of ripe grapes |