I
the sound of a waterfall
is heard
in the mountains
II
on a foggy day
I look at the face of a man
who is rich
III
the road is itchy
and the grass
is stained
IV
a day when sparrows
can’t stop
singing
V
the flowers are beautiful
and the field is full
of sparrows
VI
red tears
and dyeing
and rock azalea
VII
a beautiful spring morning
the mountain
is covered with beautiful flowers
VIII
the day
I stop
at the mountain
IX
is it raining in the fields?
the moon is shining
on the bridge over Go-nose
X
the wind is blowing
and the dog
is drooping
XI
the spring
is coming
soon
XII
the low tide mud is blue
and the willows
are swaying
XIII
if you go
to one island,
it will disappear
XIV
a branch
of a plum
tree
XV
the sound of flying water,
the frog in the pond,
the ancient
XVI
first,
cut the mulberry tree
into four pieces
XVII
a rainy moon,
a crane
with long legs
XVIII
and the cool tide of the sea
is coming
down
XIX
I’m tired
of the water.
it’s a sunny day
XX
in the clouds,
there is a plain.
sparrows cry
XXI
the grass
on which my shoes
are stretched
XXII
tea
and the scent of the river,
flowers, and the tangerines
XXIII
in the silence of the night,
the cicadas sing
on the rocks
XXIV
a summer hut
where a tree
pecks
XXV
from the treetops,
there are cicadas
falling
XXVI
how many pine-faced monks
die?
morning rites
XXVII
the cicadas’
cries of death
are gone
XXVIII
the dream
of the grass
in summer
XXIX
the clouds that are fading away –
the heat
of the lake
XXX
the flute is
a small piece
of wood
XXXI
there are difficulties,
so it is difficult to live
in the south of the valley
XXXII
the three mountains
are cool
and black
XXXIII
even though
I am walking
through the night
XXXIV
and so
I decided
to stay overnight
XXXV
the hair is tied up
in the hands
of the umbrella
XXXVI
the horse
is riding on the road
to the south
XXXVII
a horse
that lives
in the field
XXXVIII
a summer man
breaking
a dead tree
XXXIX
they nest
and guard the darkness of
the window
XL
the sound of hail
and the hail
of the trees
XLI
the five voices
go into
the darkness
XLII
is this
the way
of the autumn journey?
XLIII
I am surrounded
by the wind
in my heart
XLIV
the sound of snipes chirping
can be heard as the rice
is harvested early
XLV
boars
and wooden floors
are laid out
XLVI
the sound of the bell
rings out, and the mist
rises
XLVII
roof
stone
flower
XLVIII
the leaves of the banana tree
are hanging from the pillars of
the hermitage
XLIX
and the name of
the cotton field is
“Watamitsukiehata”
L
this house
is
a bathtub
LI
rice field,
tea bush,
mud
LII
the grass
is growing in
the grass
LIII
the mosquitoes
are crying out in
the wind
LIV
the waves of the sea
are rippled by
the waves
LV
the sea
is still young
and old
LVI
but the autumn wind
is
blowing
LVII
I wonder
if it’s raining
in the basin
LVIII
incense and water
in the sea
the thing is…
LIX
this is
the print
that I made
LX
this is the sea
and the river,
and the rough weather
LXI
the bridge is good,
and the heron
is snowy
LXII
at dusk,
in the autumn,
a crow flies by
LXIII
when I was walking,
the snow-covered pine trees
were covered in rain
LXIV
the sound
of winter wind
in the world
LXV
the ice breaker
is broken
LXVI
opening the furnace,
frost on the temples,
old left official
LXVII
the bamboo of the palm tree
is broken
and the snow is falling
LXVIII
the trees
wither
and die
LXIX
fireworks, snow,
fire, snow,
fire
LXX
a little fish
in a small fish
LXXI
three days ago,
ten days ago,
the day of the rice cakes was approaching
LXXII
spring, bean grove,
and the moon
and plum blossoms
LXXIII
I love snow
and I love to trim the trees
in my garden
LXXIV
first,
what is the name
of the large painting?
LXXV
old rice
peach of temple
man in
LXXVI
the bay is full of flowers,
the spring is full of excitement,
and the tide is also
LXXVII
flowers
of oak trees
what does it look like?
LXXVIII
first blooming cherry blossoms
and peaches
in the middle of the day
LXXIX
if you look closely,
you will see
the flower fence
LXXX
the bamboo is roaring,
Laozi is a nightingale, and the bushes
are
LXXXI
flowers
Ueno Asakusa
clouds or bells
LXXXII
I pray
to the Buddha who is the flower
of the world
LXXXIII
if there is no moonlit night,
the flowers
will be only the best
LXXXIV
the juice of the tree,
the cherry blossoms, the vegetables,
and the sashimi
LXXXV
this is
a nest
of mice
LXXXVI
the bird’s eye
is crying.
crying
LXXXVII
the first of the summer,
the summer cage is tied up
by the waterfall
LXXXVIII
I put on my old clothes
and walked
a little further
LXXXIX
the voice of my father,
the pheasant,
and my beloved mother
XC
sky, rain,
mist,
Fuji
XCI
the song
of the taro plant
is a 5-inch grass
XCII
picture
of the time
of the child
XCIII
a child, a bird,
a mouse, a nest,
a voice
XCIV
my little house
is a mosquito-running place
XCV
a demon flower
that is
a lowly flower
XCVI
the bird
is a bird
that is always there
XCVII
the bell that rings
the flowers and extinguishes
the evening fragrance
XCVIII
the plate is covered
with a bowl
of cool evening darkness
XCIX
that’s right
C
the entrance to
the tree
CI
people watching
the moon, clouds
and
CII
the garden
is decorated with flowers
and a summer view
CIII
I sleep
on the wall
in the daytime
CIV
is it a dragonfly
or
a dragonfly?
CV
the painting is
a splendid whirlpool
CVI
the fragrant orchids
that bloom in
the garden
CVII
flowers
in the morning and melons
in the evening
CVIII
the most sunny day
on the river
in the sea
CIX
the boat is drunk and the fireflies are
–
I look at my head
CX
shit
is so bad
that it’s hard to breathe
CXI
oh, the first rice plantings
are in the fields and the wind
is blowing
CXII
the pain
in my lower body
stops
CXIII
the sound
of the waves
and the gentle breeze
CXIV
a row of five floating nests
in the rain on the moon
look at it
CXV
this is the month
when I’m
in the rice field
CXVI
the neck
is red
at noon
CXVII
the world of sake,
butterflies, and flowers.
what?
CXVIII
the wind
is blowing and the sound of autumn
is heard
CXIX
the name of the person
who is good at playing
with the girdle
CXX
the moss-covered
ivy leaves
are a buddha
CXXI
the autumn
has disappeared, and the frost
has come
CXXII
my wife
is
a nobleman
CXXIII
the sound
of the spiders and the cries
of the autumn wind
CXXIV
I learn to hold
my hands
in the morning
CXXV
I’m going
to cry out
to the bell
CXXVI
the world is a place
of rapid change
and dazzling light
CXXVII
I’m
standing
on the bridge
CXXVIII
the sighs, the demon leaves,
the fruit leaves, the light shells,
and the red
CXXIX
the place where the gods
of the forest are kept
is called the “Kamiochi”
CXXX
the leaves fall
a hundred years
old
CXXXI
I went
to Hagi
with my wife
CXXXII
selling
squid
in the forest
CXXXIII
the cries
of the crane who cries out
in the wind
CXXXIV
what is the meaning
of “the wild boar
is blowing”?
CXXXV
autumn village rake harvest.
do it
or do it?
CXXXVI
the night is also filled
with the moon
and the pond
CXXXVII
chrysanthemums
and the scent of the soles
of my shoes
CXXXVIII
the house
is a place where the trees
are persimmons
CXXXIX
the garden
is decorated
with autumn colours
CXL
moon chestnut
under the night
sneaking up on the insects
CXLI
is it a crossing
in the clouds?
birds and sunshine
CXLII
the white
sea
is white
CXLIII
stone white, stone wind.
mountain ride, autumn:
good
CXLIV
the cedar trees
are groving and the breeze
is soft
CXLV
the voice
of the shop
is silent
CXLVI
this
is the white
of the bush clover
CXLVII
the snow
is the first water
of the fairy
CXLVIII
I’m a little rainy,
I want to rain.
I’m a monkey
CXLIX
what is the rain
that falls
when you wear a hat?
CL
it’s winter
in the octopus cage
CLI
it’s the end of the year
and snow
and moon
CLII
small and large,
the root pot
is in the hands of the monk
CLIII
between
the cedar trees
and the dead rocks
CLIV
the voice of the night,
the waves, the ice, the tears,
the intestines
CLV
the seagulls are in the water,
it’s cold,
I’m sleeping
CLVI
the oil is also iced,
and the fire
is thin
CLVII
and then there’s the big gap
between the roots
and the chrysanthemums
CLVIII
on a day of ice,
a horse is riding on a horse.
shadows in winter
CLIX
or maybe the wild disease
has left me travelling
around in dreams
CLX
a fish
with black and white eyes
CLXI
the sea
is eating away
at the moss and sand
CLXII
after the old age,
I remember
the cherry blossoms
CLXIII
instead of the world’s hardships,
I travel and go
to the fields
CLXIV
the new year comes
and spring comes
CLXV
what
is the scent
of the flowers?
CLXVI
I’m going to do it
CLXVII
the scent of plum blossoms
blooms
in the Okayama area
CLXVIII
clouds and flowers,
floating birds
and butterflies
CLXIX
the excrement
of the nightingale
CLXX
the rain is falling
and the fifth month
of the year is
CLXXI
a cloud
of black flowers
and a feathery crane
CLXXII
the early spring
is a good one
CLXXIII
the moon has set in
and I’m going on a trip
to a hotel
CLXXIV
the flower
of the clouds
of the clouds
CLXXV
the cherry blossoms
bloom at night,
and it is bright spring
CLXXVI
old nest
the journey
will take place
CLXXVII
I’m a slob,
wake me up
CLXXVIII
at that time,
the smell of the mountains
in Uji
CLXXIX
the love of food
and things
is butterfly scent
CLXXX
the spirit of
the willow tree
is so beautiful
CLXXXI
the ears of plums
are also acidic.
the sound of rain
CLXXXII
the skylark’s cry
is accompanied by the sound
of a pheasant
CLXXXIII
year
of the rat
CLXXXIV
moonlit night voice
raindrops bucket
and the Olympic rings
CLXXXV
noon or noon
or noon
or child face
CLXXXVI
the color of the paper wall
trace five
rain
CLXXXVII
I’m going
to leave
the field
CLXXXVIII
my friend
is not this
or that
CLXXXIX
oh, the burning balls
are blown away.
the festival grounds
CXC
from the cane of the house
to the grave
see you
Slasho is a pseudonym for one or more – but not fewer – contributors to the Voidspace. Emerging in response to Voidspace’s ‘Cut-up’ pop-up, Slasho is dedicated to producing cut-ups of haiku by the master, Basho. As Slasho is not fluent in Japanese, his art consists of breaking up the Japanese characters of Basho’s haiku (sourced from https://www.haiku-hia.com/about_haiku/basho300_en/archives/300-01_en.html), reconstituting them with the help of Language is a Virus’ cutup machine (https://www.languageisavirus.com/cutupmachine.php), and then converting the minced versions to English with the help of a free online translation tool. Beyond the automated function of the translation tool, little editing has been undertaken except to apply line breaks and strip punctuation. However, in some instances a secondary translation option provided by the tool has been selected rather than the first one given. Additionally, where the cut-up has provided an untranslatable string of Japanese characters, further cut-ups have been pursued until something intelligible emerged. Choices such as line-breaks have been applied largely whimsically, while anachronistic artefacts such as the Olympic rings have been retained. Some of the cut-ups stray very little distance from the original, while others are wildly different and seem to share little readily identifiable with their source. The cut-ups appear in the same order as they appear in the source linked above, and readers are invited to make comparisons between the two.