Public-domain reading room
Inspiration
Classical Japanese hokku in an early English translation, with a smaller shelf of Japanese-inspired verse. Every displayed text has a source and rights trail.
115 poems in this shelf
hokkuJanuary 2
Wind in the Pine Trees
The night wind whistles clearAmong the rustling pine-tree topsThe first song of the year.
— Seibitranslated by William N. Porter