Petals of chrysanthemum
Curve in their whiteness
Under the moon.

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Sugita Hisajo (1890 - 1946)

Sugita Hisajo (1890 - 1946). http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/ehisajo.shtml Hisajo, suffering from insanity in her later years, died without being accepted in the haiku world. Shuoshi Mizuhara (1892 ~ 1981) introduced a new method similiar to hers, in order to create a tension in a haiku; we can thus regard Hisajo's works as one of the sources of the contemporary haiku.

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  1. “brugmansia”, angels’ trumpets
    rain from the stars …
    but which ones

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    lady of the lake
    majestic lady …

    once, the ugly duckling

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  3. “whispering
    something to the rose
    she cuts the rose”

    momoko
    ———-

    tender, petite
    she lies bare in muscular arms
    darkness’ silence

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  4. I am presently studying the life and work of Hisajo as part of my PhD and I would like to set the record straight. Hisajo did not go mad in her later years. This was a rumour that seems to have started with Takahama Kyoshi – and due to his extraordinary power, spread quickly. Apparently, Hisajo was hospitalised for kidney disease and died of malnutrition and cold.

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  5. sue, i’m intrigued by your (findings); perhaps you can elaborate…

    hisajo-

    love for the hina doll
    led me to cut and plant
    a lock of my black hair

    –

    dreary morning commute
    covering of blackbirds
    over the hill

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  6. Thank you, Sue, for correcting the record! Those who
    would like whys of her fabricated legend, please
    read my installed articles titled:

    Hisajo in the light of English Haikai Movement

    on the web-magazine specializing in Western and Eastern Short Forms of poetry called

    *Sketchbook

    edited by Karina and John .

    thank you for reading.

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