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Kobayashi Issa, "On a branch…"
poetry

Kobayashi Issa, "On a branch…"

An insect makes their own boat and then launches into their opera, like a Venetian gondolier.

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Ashok Karra Apr 11, 2025 • 4 min read
Yosa Buson, "Early summer rain"
poetry

Yosa Buson, "Early summer rain"

Lots of light rain in South Jersey makes everything a bit too overgrown.

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Ashok Karra May 19, 2024 • 3 min read
Kobayashi Issa, "Writing shit about new snow" (translation Robert Hass)
poetry

Kobayashi Issa, "Writing shit about new snow" (translation Robert Hass)

"Writing shit about new snow / for the rich / is not art" is a blunt instrument, clear about its stand and too short to be a rant.

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Ashok Karra Feb 9, 2024 • 3 min read
Isabella Mori, "Not So Pretty Haiku"
poetry

Isabella Mori, "Not So Pretty Haiku"

Mori achieves an affecting memoir of what COVID wrought.

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Ashok Karra Jun 17, 2023 • 3 min read
Yosa Buson, "Yearning for the Past"
poetry

Yosa Buson, "Yearning for the Past"

I believe most of us can relate to getting older, losing friends, and becoming lonelier.

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Ashok Karra Dec 22, 2021 • 4 min read
Deborah A. Bennett, "For the heart / very small things"
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Deborah A. Bennett, "For the heart / very small things"

Charity, I’ve learned, is near meaningless without a charitable spirit.

  • Ashok Karra
Ashok Karra Apr 19, 2021 • 2 min read
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