(W)ithout an elegant spirit there could not be an elegant word or style. Nijō Yoshimoto (1320-88), pg. 46 The Art of Haiku: Its history through poems and paintings by Japanese masters (Shambhala Publications) by Stephen Addiss is a multi-layered map of the origins, development, and art of Japanese haiku. Prolific in his writings about Japanese art, […]![]()
