Pausing between clouds
the moon rests
the moon rests
in the eyes of its beholders
-Matsuo Basho
translated by Michael R. Burch
translated by Michael R. Burch
Been a busy week here. I had forgotten about making zines, so I was happy that looking at my summer photo journal reminded me. Making zines is relaxing, sort of meditative. I used a Basho quote for this latest one. What mentor poets refresh you?
The butterfly
perfuming its wings
fans the orchid
-Matsuo Basho
translated by Michael R. Burch
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Small Reads for Brighter Days has the Poetry Friday round-up. Thanks, Laura!
Your Basho zine leaves my mouth refreshed, Tabatha. I love getting my daily Issa haiku emails - tiny treasures. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your Basho zine. I want to know more about making a zine. Would you share? Love the daily haiku I get in emails each. Do you know the book Writing Like Basho?
ReplyDeleteWe created zines long ago in the classroom & the students loved them, Tabatha. This is lovely & it is good to immerse into art, getting away!
ReplyDeleteWonderful zine Tabatha, I love your "thorny" mouth! Thanks for the resting moon and butterfly fanning "the orchid." They seem from another time, another world–good escapes.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah! Getting fingers smudgy with marker/paint, choosing colors, cutting...it IS very meditative. It's really helped me this summer. In fact, I'm on my way to my craft spot right now to spend some time just unwinding and creating. What authors refresh me? Oh, my. So many. Lately, I've gotten a lot from Brene Brown, Sue Monk Kidd, poetry of Mary Oliver. I tend to find wisdom in women writers...not that I prefer them. I'm more looking for a place to identify in this specific time.
ReplyDeleteI love that - a thorny mouth! What a vision! And what a spiky, irritable feeling it is. These zines are really fun.
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ReplyDeleteThat ending! Loved hearing from both you AND Basho. (I've been working on a haiku collection--for grown-ups--recently. My first draft has no magic, but that's what revision is for :>)
ReplyDeleteOh Tabatha. This is so giggle-great! Thank-you for sharing. (And I'm with Jone. More info on how-to-zine, please!)
ReplyDeleteThat Basho poem at the end of your post. What a stunner! No wonder we still read his work today.
ReplyDeleteThe zines look like a wonderful creative practice, Tabatha. Is it meditative to make them?
So THAT'S what I need to call my mouth when it gets that way, and now I know the "medicine" I need to take! Thank you, Dr. Tabatha (and Basho)!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for reminding me about zines. Zines for the WIN as non-screen writing fun for my online classroom!!!
I'm feeling quite thorny today and your dose of Basho helped soothe the prickles down a bit. What a master! Thanks so much for these.
ReplyDeleteI love reading Basho and am reminded to share his haiku with my students. We should make zines together whether in person or virtually.
ReplyDeleteHi y'all! Hope your mouths are de-thorned. Here's a link to how to make a zine: https://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-make-zine/ There's also this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21qi9ZcQVto
ReplyDeleteMargaret, that's a great idea!
Tabatha, I listened to Billy Preston music you shared while reading your zine poetry. The last word is full of verve! I love Basho. What a wonderful way to talk about the moon at night...
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