haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering! 25th April 2026

haikaiTALKS: Japanese aesthetics and YOU|a saturday gathering under the banyan tree

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haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering under the banyan tree

25th April 2026

Japanese aesthetics and YOU

Dear members,

First and foremost, I thank Keiko for being with us for all these months. Not only sharing her knowledge, but being here most faithfully through the month, with the poems posted here, in her gentle way. Now, this week, we are alone without here - a child at her first day of school - learning to fend for herself.

Shall we all try to take one aesthetic nuance we have done here, give a brief explanation of what that nuance is (in your own words), quote one example from Keiko's lessons, and post your haiku? Give it a shot.

Please comment on others' poems.

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KIGO WORDS

Shall we please try to include a kigo word in all the poems we share here?

Give the season and the word — under your poem. 

I'm quoting Lev Hart's request here: "This week’s goal is to compose two verses with toriawase, blending wabi, sabi, karumi, mono no aware, and/or yugen. Tell us which aesthetic concepts you mean to express in a line below the verse. Strive for originality. Avoid stock phrases and shopworn images."

For seasonal references, please check these lists:

“A Dictionary of Haiku Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods,” by Jane Reichhold:

https://thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/files/original/7fb6654a1dfd1afef97369da920530f8.pdf

indian subcontinent SAIJIKI:

https://www.trivenihaikai.in/indian-saijiki

The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words:

http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html

The World Kigo Database:

https://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/

The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List:

https://yths.org/season-word-list/

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I hope our poets take the challenge and create a haiku on these lines! Keenly looking forward to this week!!

Dear Members,

So, let's keep trying.

Please provide your feedback on others' commentary and poems as well.

We are continuing haikaiTALKS in full swing!

Keep writing and commenting! _kala