Spring Clouds (naviarhaiku485) by JRBjork published on 2023-04-23T09:52:41Z The rain is over: South Mountain puffs out Spring clouds. (Tr. Sōiku Shigematsu) One of the most influencial modern Japanese writers, Natsume Soseki’s literary career started in 1903, with a series of haiku and renga published on various literary magazines. Between 1900 and 1903 he studied at the UCL in London, but this proved to be quite a dramatic experience for the young Soseki: “The two years I spent in London were the most unpleasant years in my life. Among English gentlemen I lived in misery, like a poor dog that had strayed among a pack of wolves.“ Despite this, when Soseki returned to Japan he exploded into prolific writing activity. haiku by Natsume Sōseki https://www.britannica.com/biography/Natsume-Soseki picture by Daniel J. Schwarz https://unsplash.com/@danieljschwarz Genre Synth