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Munakata Haiku Award そうさこんはいくたいしょう

Edition 11 (2010)

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A haiku collection by Bakusei Kizukizawa. Centered on the Mabechi River that runs through northern Japan, it records northern nature, local climate, and the texture of daily life in the brief breath of haiku. Landscape and memory overlap, giving rise to a quiet lyricism rooted in place.

A haiku collection that layers northern seasons and memory onto the flow of the Mabechi River.

haikuMabechi Rivernorthern landscapenatureregional memory