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“In many poems Issa pushes his connection to nonhuman animals a step further, addressing them as if they are his peers who perfectly understand Japanese.

O snail
how do you make your living?
autumn rain

evening lark―
which pine island’s
good for sleeping?

hey reed thrush
which way to ancient
Naniwa?

heron on a post―
how is your year
ending?”

Author David G. Lanoue has an impressive searchable online archive of the translated works of Kobayashi Issa’s many #haiku.

Find it at this internet address:
https://haikuguy.com/issa/

I’m looking forward to reading this resource!

I’ve written haiku on and off for years, but I’m enjoying learning about the haiku style of Issa from this book. In particular, the lessons focus around a theme with lots (often humorous and thoughtful) examples and guidance for creating your own. I’ve already written a dozen haiku inspired by this book and looking forward to writing many more with new purpose and focus.