Rambling Raconteur | The Penguin Book of Haiku 🇯🇵 🍒 🌸 @ramblingraconteur1616 | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A discussion of the many strengths in the Penguin Book of Haiku, translated and edited by Adam L. Kern. Poets such as Bashō, Issa, Buson, and Shiki are well represented.

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