{"id":7743,"date":"2007-06-16T22:29:28","date_gmt":"2007-06-17T03:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/06\/16\/the-pond-warms-up\/"},"modified":"2013-02-10T10:18:37","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T15:18:37","slug":"the-pond-warms-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/06\/16\/the-pond-warms-up\/","title":{"rendered":"the pond warms up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HSALogo\"<\/span> It’s always a pleasure to find a copy of Frogpond<\/a><\/em>, the thrice-yearly journal of the Haiku Society of America<\/a>, in my mailbox. Frogpond<\/em> Vol. XXX:2 (Spring\/Summer 2007) arrived two days ago, with another fine collection of haiku and senryu, plus other Japanese short-form poems and essays. Of course, like going to an art gallery, it’s also fun to quibble with some of the selections, asserting independence from editorial tyranny. Don’t worry, though, I’m not going to subject f\/k\/a’s readers to my brand of literary criticism (nor unleash the Tell-em Police<\/a>). Instead, here are some gems from Vol. XXX:2, the newest Frogpond, written by several of our Honored Guest Poets:<\/p>\n

fading sun at low tide —
\nteeth marks
\nin an old frisbee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

written in red ink,
\nmy new year resolution
\nto eat more veggies<\/p>\n

under the afghan — \"napperTrunk\"
\nreading Huck Finn
\nby penlight<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

………………. by Michael Dylan Welch
\n“fading sun” reprised from Frogpond<\/em> XVIII:3<\/p>\n

breakup–
\nmy daughter’s voice cracks
\nacross two continents<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

……… by Roberta Beary<\/p>\n

after the handshake
\nwe sit down for pasta
\nal dente<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"sumoS\"<\/span> …………………. by Yu Chang<\/p>\n

passed down
\nfrom my parents
\ndust pan and brush<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

……………………………. by Tom Clausen<\/p>\n

hopscotch —
\na few stones frozen
\nto the first square<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

……………………… by Alice Frampton<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

wind in the pines
\nI reach past
\nmy fingertips<\/p>\n

…………………………………. Peggy Willis Lyles \"dandelionClock\"<\/p>\n

after the funeral
\nthe weight of potato salad
\non a spork<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

……………………………….. by Andrew Riutta
\n–\"spotlightS\" – I’ll share more haiku and senryu from Frogpond<\/em> Vol. XXX:2 next week. But, today, I want to humbly tell you about an award announced in the new Frogpond<\/em>, and take this opportunity to spotlight and thank two Honored Guests and friends of mine, John Stevenson and Yu Chang. As described in the posting “renku’d into submission<\/a>” (Jan. 28, 2006), John and Yu dragged me kicking and screaming into the collaborative world of “renku” writing last year. The prior post describes the renku genre (which uses “linking and shifting<\/a>” of a multitude of topics, such as flora, fauna, the moon and seasons, love, and more), my painful initiation, and my oath never to write another renku. Thanks to the patience, persistence and skills of Yu and John, an all-day drafting session resulted in a jointly-written, 12-verse (j\u00fbnich\u00f4<\/a>) renku called “Chinese New Year<\/em>.” Now, in an irony that has left me quite bemused, Chinese New Year<\/em> has been awarded First Place in the Haiku Society of America’s Bernard Lionel Einbond Renku Competition<\/a> for 2006.<\/p>\n

\"YChang\" \u2026…………….\u2026\u2026 by yu chang<\/a><\/p>\n

……………………………..\u2026\u2026\u2026 by John Stevenson<\/a> \"JohnStevensonS\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It goes without saying, that John (who served as “sabaki” – lead poet) and Yu, who are two of the very best haijin poets writing in the English language, deserve virtually all the credit for creation of this prize-winning renku. Nonetheless, I am pleased to ride along as the caboose on their renku train, and I’m proud to post Chinese New Year<\/em> online for the first time tonight:<\/p>\n

\"sumoS\"\u00a0Chinese New Year<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 by Yu Chang [b], David Giacalone [c], and John Stevenson [a]<\/p>\n

clearing the table
\nfor a party of twelve
\nChinese new year – a<\/p>\n

the tea kettle whistles
\nunder a leaky roof – b<\/p>\n

a dueling pistol
\nrecovered from
\nthe shipwreck – a<\/p>\n

cattails sway
\nand sigh – c<\/p>\n

her warmth
\npenetrates
\nmy down jacket – b<\/p>\n

we much prefer
\ncandlelight – c<\/p>\n

the antipope\u2019s
\nretaliatory
\nexcommunication – c<\/p>\n

cloud shadows
\non orange blossoms – b<\/p>\n

vanity plates
\ntell me it was a doctor
\nwho didn\u2019t stop to help – a<\/p>\n

the bathroom mirror
\nhas secrets – c<\/p>\n

harvest moon
\nas full as
\nit ever was – a<\/p>\n

room for all
\non the hayride – b<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You’ll find “Chinese New Year<\/em><\/a>” at the HSA Einbond Renku Collection<\/a> page (and the judges’ commentary<\/a>), along with prior winners.\u00a0 You can learn more about shortform renku in Practical Guidelines for the J\u00fbnich\u00f4 Renku Form<\/a>, by Seijo Okamoto, Master of the Haikai Sesshin, translated by William J. Higginson and Tadashi Kond\u00f4.<\/p>\n

\n

\"ScaliaHandGesture\" [original<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span> Peter Smith\/Boston Herald<\/em><\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To get back to our usual level of discourse, I’ll leave you with a peak at our Referer Page, where I learned that someone made the Google query Issa and piss<\/a><\/em> early this morning. Because our Honored Guest David Lanoue has translated almost 8000 poems of the Japanese haiku Master Kobayashi Issa at his HaikuGuy<\/em> website<\/a>, it was no surprise that the first two results for the Google search were from Lanoue’s website (which contains 40 poems<\/a> on the lowly topic). I had to smile, though, to see that the third result for that search was our posting<\/a> about Justice Antonin Scalia, who had dissed the “appearance of impropriety” concept under which judges are expected to recuse themselves from hearing a lawsuit. Google found our post, because I had written:<\/p>\n

For some reason, thoughts of Justice Scalia often lead me \"dandelion\"
\nto a theme touched upon frequently in the more earthy haiku
\nof Master Issa:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

little chestnuts
\npissed on by the horse\u2026
\nshiny new<\/p>\n

\n

hey boatman
\nno pissing on the moon
\nin the waves!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

laugh at my piss
\nand shudder\u2026
\nkatydid<\/p>\n

\"mosquito2\" I had planned to nag you all again about energy savings and conservation. But, I’ve got to get up early to drive to Rochester and see my Dad<\/a> for Father’s Day. So, I shall merely point you to the New York Times<\/em> article “Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet<\/a>,” by Larry Magid (June 14, 2007), and trust that you will take appropriate action — such as increasing the energy efficiency of your computer by checking into its energy management options.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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