tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post2841034932430434557..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: Basho: an "On The Road" OriginalIssa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-81130626469889454802008-08-18T06:38:00.000-04:002008-08-18T06:38:00.000-04:00Greg, I may be with you on the Hamill translation,...Greg, I may be with you on the Hamill translation, though this passage is there. The Hamill happened to have all the books in one volume, which is why I reached for it first. I am definitely going to try out other translators for the poems. I have a Lucien Stryk edition that might be interesting. More on that later.<BR/><BR/>Charles, you are right, Issa has the playfulness down. I just feel maybe I'm not giving Basho his due, though if all he did was write the journals, he's got me there.<BR/><BR/>G, it really knocked me out, one of those moments when I'm sort of winging through a book and, smack, pay attention ... <BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-3573016881251858242008-08-18T05:03:00.000-04:002008-08-18T05:03:00.000-04:00Isn't this confession by Basho the most profoundIsn't this confession by Basho the most profoundGrant Hacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296410267291057654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-58811798547473642002008-08-18T00:57:00.000-04:002008-08-18T00:57:00.000-04:00I've been less enamored of Basho as well. Not sur...I've been less enamored of Basho as well. Not sure why. I think he doesn't have the playfullness of Issa.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-79416802353323724632008-08-17T21:13:00.000-04:002008-08-17T21:13:00.000-04:00Great passage! That definitely cuts right to the ...Great passage! That definitely cuts right to the heart of the matter. I've never been as big a fan of Hamill as I am of some of the other translators, but I'll have to check this version out.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.com