Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Ed Baker: Full Moon Pointing

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Last week, Ed Baker, poet, artist, and raconteur of the first degree, responded to the Robert Hass/Bashō post with some nifty "finger pointing" at the moon artwork which I thought I'd share. Here's a little shrine's worth. Be sure to click on the images to read all the short work that accompanies the art, fine examples as they are of haiga.  Enjoy.









Cover image for the premier issues of  moonset, 2005









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hazy moon in the pine--
passing through
passing through
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue





best,
Don
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9 comments:

  1. Frank ParkerSeptember 1, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    I love these, Ed! Gorgeous work. Thanks for bringing these to us, Don.

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  2. Charles GramlichSeptember 1, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Waiting for the moon
    to light the way
    a walk in the dark

    Great illos.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    full moon
    nice work if you
    can get it

    ktw for eb

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    and a song to go along with the full moon ku for ed--

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EyotKt10pc&feature=related

    ktw

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    Actually I saw him do this piece

    and many others
    here in D>C. at
    a club that I used to frequent in the 60's:

    The Sowboat Lounge.

    also saw him in late 50's playing on bills
    with the likes of..

    Ertha Kitt , Mose Alison, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.

    Miles Davis also "popped" in and played at the Showboat Lounge...

    usually showed up for his scheduled sets way late...

    was in Paris late in 1969
    on the way back from Greece... may have been there when he did this...

    have never ever seen these Jazz Giants with any sheet music ... I wonder if they could, in fact, read any scores?

    so being able to do probably would have screwed up their spontaneous rhythms..

    thanks for the link ktw lots of other "stuff" to "dig" via

    and no
    con dios
    to 'write home about'

    Ed

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  6. Issa's Untidy HutSeptember 2, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    Thanks Frank and Charles, tenzing and Ed ...

    Monk is always welcome ...

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  7. Curtis FavilleSeptember 7, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    I like Ed Baker a lot.

    I'm tired, though, of fourth-rate second-hand Chinese moon haiku.

    Can't we think of anything more original?

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    Curtis,

    Stone Girl E-Pic is coming ...

    so like-it-or-not
    you can critic-size away

    you won't hurt either her feelings
    or mine

    we are both "rock solid"
    and like Green Cheese... edible!


    Ed

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  9. Issa's Untidy HutSeptember 8, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    Curtis:

    Thanks for reading - we agree in liking Ed Baker a lot ...

    Ed:

    Good to hear about Stone Girl E-Pic. I'll be looking forward to it and more of those beautiful moon haiku.

    Don

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