Haiku Quote by Reginald Horace Blyth
“Regarding R. H. Blyth: Two men who may be called pillars of the Western haiku movement, Harold G. Henderson and R. H. Blyth. . . .”
“Regarding R. H. Blyth: Two men who may be called pillars of the Western haiku movement, Harold G. Henderson and R. H. Blyth. . . .”
![“Regarding R. H. Blyth: Blyth's four volume Haiku became especially popular at this time [1950's] because his translations were based on the assumption that the haiku was the poetic expression of Zen. Not surprisingly, his books attracted the attention of the Beat school, most notably writers such…” quote by Reginald Horace Blyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43f/reginald-horace-blyth-18264_assumption_regarding-r-h-blyth-blyth-s-four-volume_2896816.jpg)
![“Yoko [Ono] was showing me some of these Haiku in the original. The difference between them and Long fellow is immense. Instead of a long flowery poem the Haiku would say 'Yellow flower in white bowl on wooden table' which gives you the whole picture.” quote by John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aeb/john-lennon-322_bowls_yoko-ono-was-showing-me-some-of-these-ha_3031330.jpg)
