I am wet
by the rain
from that cloud
– Santoka
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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Water lily
Water lilies would be perfect if it wasn’t for that slit on the lily pad, but it’s that little imperfection that makes them so special and allows them to grow.
Ruby
Writing a great haiku in one draft is like finding a ruby in the street… Nobody will believe you. (Old Pond Comics).
Frogbook
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Sugoi
I e-mailed a cartoon to my Japanese editor who replied “Sugoi!” which can mean, depending of the situation:
- great
- amazing
- terrific
- dreadful
- terrible
- punch me in the crotch!
Want to torture an artist: use a word that can mean both “Awesome” or “Awful” and let them figure out which one. 😉
You and the nightingale are in charge, my snail (Issa)
There are two Old Pond comics published in the July 2013 issue of The Bulletin: a journal of Japanese Canadian Community, history + culture. Here’s the second one, inspired by a haiku by Kobayashi Issa translated by David G. Lanoue:
while I’m gone
you and the nightingale are in charge,
my snail
Kobayashi Issa
Little snail inch by inch climb Mount Fuji! (Issa)
There are two Old Pond comics published in the July 2013 issue of The Bulletin: a journal of Japanese Canadian Community, history + culture.
Here’s the first one, inspired by a haiku by Kobayashi Issa translated by David G. Lanoue:
Little snail,
inch by inch, climb
Mount Fuji!
Kobayashi Issa
Here’s the first one.
Conference tip: bring a freebie
If you’re going to the Haiku North America conference 2013, don’t forgot to bring a promotional item (bookmark, postcard, mini-chapbook, etc.) to share with other attendees.
Check out the Haiku North America 2013 blog every Monday for more conference tips from Old Pond Comics.
Tomato
I always fear this will happen to me when I walk up stage for a haiku reading.
HNA 2013 blog
New Old Pond Comic published every Monday on the HNA 2013 blog.
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