E44 Tanka and Haiku by Sadakichi Hartmann

Description: 
An immersive reading of Tanka and Haiku by Sadakichi Hartmann with reflection on tanka, haiku, and aging. 

Website:
https://anauscultation.wordpress.com

Work:

Tanka and Haiku by Sadakichi Hartmann

Tanka IX
Were we able to tell 
When old age would come our way,
We would muffle the bell,
Lock the door and go away
Let him call some other day

Haikai IV
Oh, red maple leaves,
There seem more of you these eves 
Than ever grew on trees

References:

Tanka and Haikai: 14 Japanese Rhythms (Author’s Edition, 1916): https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/files/original/007ef74e882c8829c0ec2e7f7eac2f6b.pdf  

Sadakichi Hartman: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sadakichi-hartmann 

Sadakichi Hartman: https://aaww.org/sadakichi-hartmann-missing-link/ 

Tanka: https://poets.org/glossary/tanka 

Haiku: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/haiku-or-hokku