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| Original Title | 普羅句集 |
|---|---|
| Author | 前田 普羅 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | This collection unveils a life etched in fleeting moments, where nature’s raw power and human fragility collide. Divided into two eras—before and after a transformative relocation—the verses trace a restless soul’s journey through artistic obsession and spiritual reckoning. Early poems pulse with chaotic yearning, a young mind grasping at science, medicine, and literature before surrendering to haiku’s stark beauty. Later works breathe quieter intensity, born from winters in a snowbound cottage, where magnifying glasses scrutinize dew and storms shape stanzas. \nThe poet’s path mirrors a pilgrim’s: wrestling with creation’s agony, finding solace in Etchū’s mountains, and assembling fragments of existence—mosquito nets, persimmons, firefly hunts—into luminous snapshots. Seasons dictate rhythm: spring’s thaw carves rivers into verse; autumn rains drown doubt; winter’s isolation sharpens perception. Yet this is no serene pastoral. Beneath cherry blossoms lie vomit and darkness; silkworms sleep beside ancestral graves; joy flickers in shared barley rice. \nHere, art is not mastery but surrender—a body hurled against nature’s tide, emerging with pebbles polished by struggle. Each haiku whispers: *Look closer*. The world shimmers, brutal and tender, in every drop of meltwater. |
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