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<strong>dreams</strong> and masters<br />
introduction by elisa bernardinis<br />
When Lucia asked me to write this short article, I thought about two things:<br />
that the topic of <strong>dreams</strong> might be perceived as unusual, perhaps it might even<br />
be seen as out of place in a haiku, since usually the first thing one learns as a<br />
haijin is that "haiku must speak of here and now (as we conceive it in the<br />
West) and that is about our direct experience of the moment, without<br />
embellishments, or that in haiku the emotions/impressions of the author<br />
should not be directly mentioned."<br />
So, how do we relate haiku to such a rare topic as <strong>dreams</strong>? How can I<br />
express it with my own poetry? That is why Lucia's proposal is particularly<br />
interesting a reason for research and reflection that inevitably leads to taking<br />
a step back to the roots of this wonderful form of poetic expression.<br />
tabi ni yande<br />
yume wa kareno wo<br />
kakemeguru<br />
sick on a journey—<br />
my <strong>dreams</strong> wander<br />
the withered fields<br />
Matsuo Bashō (1)<br />
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