Il 19 luglio 2017, Mainichi  ha annunciato la morte di Isamu Hashimoto, per 20 anni selezionatore della rubrica  Haiku in English, aveva 75 anni.

Oggi, gli amministratori ed alcuni membri del Lab  lo vogliono ricordare, riproponendo alcuni dei loro lavori, da lui selezionati.

Haiku: May 30, 2017

me and the dog
different footprints
in the shore

Antonio Mangiameli (Lentini, Italy)

Haiku: Jan. 6, 2017

anesthesia-
on tanned hands
a butterfly

Angiola Inglese (Pederobba, Italy)

Haiku: June 5, 2017

smell of rain
unmistakable
grass cut

Angiola Inglese (Pederobba, Italy)

Haiku: July 25, 2017

a scarp
and a poppy field–
choreography of the wind

Margherita Petriccione (Scauri, Italy)

Haiku: June 10, 2017

spring cleaning–
scattered in the wind
the words

Margherita Petriccione (Scauri, Italy)

Haiku: April 21, 2017

blurred images
in black and white
Memorial Day

Margherita Petriccione (Scauri, Italy)

Haiku: March 6, 2017

A white hair…
Let the winter sun
kindle it

Margherita Petriccione (Scauri, Italy)

Haiku: May 13, 2017

in a hot cup
the face before I was born
bergamot black tea

elio gottardi (Milano, Italy)

Haiku: July 27, 2017

Sudden sun
The shadow of pine
over hydrangeas

Nazarena Rampini (Milano, Italy)

Haiku: April 20, 2017

convalescence
a bit of pink eye shadow
and a snowdrop

Nazarena Rampini (Milano, Italy)

Haiku: March 3, 2017

Foggy day
amongst pine trees fades away
a wing beat

Nazarena Rampini (Milano, Italy)

Haiku: Feb. 7, 2017

winter sky–
branches move apart
from one another

Nazarena Rampini (Milano, Italy)