Categories: Culture
June 15, 2009
Keillor says it is
The Haiku master's birthday
Can we pay tribute?
Kobayashi Issa, says Garrison Keillor, wrote "more than 20,000 haiku celebrating the small wonders of everyday life."
In this age of the 140-character Tweet, can Two-Way readers step back and compose a few haiku?
Post them in the comments thread. We'll highlight some of the best.
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