On March 12th I joined the Hailstone Haiku Circle for their Ginko-no-renga event (a poetry composition stroll), on this occasion in Iwakura. Originally the linked verse, or renga, was meant to begin with a hokku (starting verse) that Buson had written in Iwakura. 遅き日や雉の下り居る橋の上 The days grow longer - A pheasant has fluttered down Onto the bridge. However, the Tohoku … [Read more...]