with the same time of year. For readers in New England, a poem about frost on a pumpkin evokes other sensations and traditions, like frosty air and apple cider. For Higginson writing in The Haiku Seasons, season words are a type of logopoeia--a word used not just for its meaning, but for its associations with other ideas.

Seasons

The association of kigo with a particular season may be obvious, though sometimes it is more subtle. In Japan, Pumpkins

1.Previous
3.Next