HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 552

Stretching ahead -
the straight road,
loneliness.

A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku.

Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of sabi (solitude) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and serenity.
 
Haiku by Santoka Taneda

Picture by Devin Justesen

Submission deadline: 7th August 2024

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Loneliness (naviarhaiku552)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 553

Other than the woodcutter
there’s nobody here;
late-blooming cherries
 
Ichihara Tayo-Jo (1776 – 1865) became a widow at 31, and for many years she had to take care of her family and business on her own. Tayo discovered haiku thanks to Ishii Ukoo, a local, accomplished haiku poet and friend of hers; she moved to Edo in 1823, where she lived as a haiku master until her death.

Haiku by Ichihara Tayo-Jo

Picture by Markus Spiske

Submission deadline: 14th August 2024

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Late Blooming (naviarhaiku553)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 554

In the light of the lamp
I can see the wind -
snowy night

Ōshima Ryōta was a Japanese poet of the Edo period. Some sources say he was a disciple of Yosa Buson, while others say his master was Hattori Ransetsu. He's mostly remembered for his essay “Bashō ku kai” 芭蕉句解 ('Study of Bashō's haiku') published in 1759, a magnum opus of his studies and literary theories on Matsuo Bashō's work.
 

Haiku by Ōshima Ryōta (tr. by Grzegorz Sionkowski)

Picture by Ilias Gainutdinov

Submission deadline: 21st August 2024

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Snowy Night

Snowy Night (naviarhaiku554)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 555

they spoke no words
the visitor, the host
and the white chrysanthemum

For this week's challenge, I picked another poem by Ōshima.

Ōshima Ryōta was a Japanese poet of the Edo period. Some sources say he was a disciple of Yosa Buson, while others say his master was Hattori Ransetsu. He's mostly remembered for his essay “Bashō ku kai” 芭蕉句解 ('Study of Bashō's haiku') published in 1759, a magnum opus of his studies and literary theories on Matsuo Bashō's work.

Haiku by Ōshima Ryōta

Picture by Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov

Submission deadline: 28th August 2024

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum (naviarhaiku555)

:::
my contribution
to
Naviar Records
Haiku Challenge 555

my interpretation of a
haiku
by
Ōshima

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they spoke no words
the visitor, the host
and the white chrysanthemum

visit(or_acle) ::: naviar haiku 555

they spoke no words
 the visitor, the host 
and the white chrysanthemum
Ōshima Ryōta 1718 – 1787

A picture of leaving the energies of grieve – together.
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Contribution for naviarrecords:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku555-they-spoke-no-words/

Enjoy!

corolla (naviarhaiku555)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 556

heaven and earth
still not rent asunder -
morning mist

Genkaibō was a Japanese poet and monk from the Edo period.

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't find more information about him. I came across this poem in The Penguin Book of Haiku, but there's no mention of Genkaibō's life or other works. I also found one of his poems in a 1991 edition of the Frogpond haiku journal. If anyone else has more information on this mysterious haiku poet, please get in touch and I'll update the description.


Haiku by Genkaibō

Picture by Markus Spiske

Submission deadline: 4th September 2024

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Morning Mist (naviarhaiku556)

brave ashes

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heaven and earth 
still not rent asunder –
morning mist

Genkaibō | japanese poet and monk from the Edo period.


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Contribution for naviarrecords:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku556-heaven-and-earth/

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brave ashes (naviarhaiku556)

cascade sounds
along a mountain path -
the blistering heat

Kubota Shunko
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku558-cascade-sounds/

Cascade sounds: The Plava Voda (Blue Water) in Travnik, Bosnia, recorded in July 2024.

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Naviar Haiku 558

Plava Voda [NaviarHaiku558]

taming ghosts

cascade sounds
 along a mountain path – 
the blistering heat

Haiku by Kubota Shunko

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https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku558-cascade-sounds/

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taming ghosts

taming ghosts (naviarhaiku558)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 559

misty spring rains...
umbrellas high and low
aboard the ferry

Regarded as the father of contemporary haiku, Masaoka Shiki was a poet and literary critic during the Meiji period Japan.

He advocated realistic observation by “sketching” (shasei) poems and going out into nature with notebooks, thus abandoning the traditional subjects of haiku of the time. His advice for an aspiring poet was, “Use both imaginary pictures and real ones, but prefer the real ones.”

Haiku by Masaoka Shiki

Picture by Makoto Tsuka

Submission deadline: 25th September 2024

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Misty Spring Rains (naviarhaiku559)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 560

daybreak!
the tempest interred
in snow

Inoue Shiro (1742-1812) was a doctor and poet from Nagoya.

Haiku by Inoue Shiro

Picture by Mihika
 
Submission deadline: 2nd October 2024

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Keep Hidden

Keep Hidden (naviarhaiku560)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 561

stars on the pond...
again the pitter-pattering
freezing drizzle

Tachibana Hokushi, whose real name was Tachibana Genjiro, was born in Kanazawa in 1665. Hokushi was one of Basho’s most famous students at the time, and he even accompanied the great master during part of his famous journey through the narrow roads of the North, from Kanazawa to Matsuoka.

Haiku by Tachibana Hokushi

Picture by Cris S.
 
Submission deadline: 9th October 2024

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Cruel Cycle Of Life

Cruel Cycle Of Life (naviarhaiku561)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 562

Through a world of sound
the only filter I have
my discerning ear
 
Jason Richardson is a Leeton-based musician and poet who’s collaborated with Naviar many times over the last few years: in 2014 his music was part of the sound installation we made for the State of Origin exhibition in London. In 2017, Jason and I curated together the exhibition Crossing Streams in Narrandera. In 2021, I interviewed Jason as part of our series of online events, Naviar Virtual. You can listen to our interview on Naviar’s YouTube channel.

Haiku by Jason Richardson

Picture by Nadiia Ploshchenko

Submission deadline: 16th October 2024

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Edge of Sound (naviarhaiku562)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 563

autumn wind...
I am stringing
a plain-wood bow

Kyorai was a Japanese haiku poet who first trained as a martial artist before he started writing and became one of Basho’s first disciples.

This is one of Kyorai's most famous poem, and one that Natsume Sōseki used as an example of great haiku poetry when teaching at a high school in Kumamoto.

Haiku by Mukai Kyorai

Picture by Ehud Neuhaus

Submission deadline: 23rd October 2024

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Autumn Wind (naviarhaiku563)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 565

springtime woods
even birds of prey
nestled asleep
 
Takakuwa Rankō was a haijin from Kanazawa and a student of Wada Kiin. Born into a wealthy merchant family, he travelled all over Japan and finally settled in Kyoto, practising as a doctor. A great admirer of Bashō, he erected a small shrine (the Bashō-dō 芭蕉堂) in his honour in 1783. Among his main pupils was the poet Sakurai Baishitsu.

Haiku by Takakuwa Rankō

Picture by Studio Dekorasyon

Submission deadline: 6th November 2024

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Sheltered Dreams (naviarhaiku565)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 567

Above my head -
The burning summer sky,
Begging and walking.
 

Haiku featured in the collection "Fire on the Mountain: the Selected Haiku of a Wandering Zen Monk Taneda Santôka". Japanese, and English translated by Hisashi Miura and James Green.

A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku.

Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of sabi (solitude) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and serenity.

Haiku by Santoka Taneda

Picture by Wayne Low

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Season Of Light (naviarhaiku567)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 568

liquid flowers hum
each donning Dali’s moustache -
Narcissus shatters
 

Darren Bourne’s surreal poem came to life while he was making AI video experiments based on Salvador Dalí’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus.

"According to expert Jane Reichhold, the hai of haiku means “joke, or fun, or unusual”, which is part of the inspiration behind the name halF unusuaL, the experimental electronic music project of Darren Bourne, who also writes haiku and has been published by the British Haiku Society."

You can find Darren’s music on Soundcloud and Youtube, and check out his website to find out more about his publications and merchandise.

Haiku by Darren Bourne

Picture by Jr Korpa



To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Nature's Broken Beauty (naviarhaiku568)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 570

washing up the mountain
a colourless rain of autumn
waters unseen

Ueda Akinari was a Japanese author of the Edo period. His interest in folklore and the supernatural resulted in two masterpieces of Japanese literature, the ghost story collections Ugetsu Monogatari ("Tales of Rain and the Moon") and Harusame Monogatari ("Tales of Spring Rain").

Haiku by Ueda Akinari

Picture by Nathan Anderson

Pieces Of A Grey Sky (naviarhaiku570)

Jesús Lastra aka Voidborn Horde is an ambient electronic music composer born in 1986 in Venezuela. Since 2002, Jesús began his musical journey by exploring experimental sounds, influenced by ambient music and soundscapes that evoke vast and ethereal imaginary worlds. Under the alias Voidborn Horde, he has developed a unique style that blends electronic elements with ambient textures, creating compositions that transport the listener to immersive and dreamlike environments. His music is characterized by its ability to evoke deep emotions and meditative states, making him a reference in the ambient electronic music scene.

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