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triveni spotlight: 11th April 2023

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY! hosts: Teji Sethi and Kala Ramesh GUEST EDITOR: Ashish Narain



between Heaven and Earth

begin to fall

a drop, or two,

of winter rain


Takahama Kyoshi tr. by Susumu Takiguchi

In Susumu Takiguchi. 2019. One Hundred Haijin After Shiki.

World Haiku Review 2019



This month is going to be a treat for our members. _()_ Thank you so much, Ashish.

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Kala Ramesh
Kala Ramesh
11. Apr. 2023

between Heaven and Earth

begin to fall

a drop, or two,

of winter rain


each time I read it, I feel it needs to be: begins to fall


Or is it - heaven and earth 'begin' to fall.

Then 'between' shouldn't be there on L1, isn't it? between Heaven and Earth

a drop, or two, of winter rain

begin to fall


This makes sense to me, I could be completely wrong.

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Ashish Narain
Ashish Narain
13. Apr. 2023
Antwort an

It is an interesting question. Should the begin be conjugated with one (in which case it should be begins) or multiple (in which case it should be begin)? We would need a grammerian to answer that :)

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