“good haiku are full of overtones. The elusiveness that is one of their chief charms comes, not from haziness, but from the fact that so much suggestion is put into so few words. (Characteristics of Haiku, p. 4)” — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
“haiku were not written to be weighed down with commentary. (Buson, p. 103)” — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
“too much explanation can take the pleasure out of any poetry. (Preface, vii)” — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
“good haiku are full of overtones. The elusiveness that is one of their chief charms comes, not from haziness, but from the fact that… — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
“haiku were not written to be weighed down with commentary. (Buson, p. 103)” — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
“An ideal translation should, I believe, reproduce the effect of the original, but I have found that the best any translator can even hope… — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
