Government official and poet. Karai first rose to prominence as a government official in the Asakusa area of Edo (now Tokyo), the head of a front village at the temple Ryuhouzia, and a respected judge of maekuzuke. As I poet, he wrote under the pen name of "Senryu" ("river willow"), and the 5-7-5-syllable verse born from maekuzuke honors his contribution by bearing his name. He was instrumental in popularizing the senryu poetry of his day, and the verses he chose were further edited by his colleage, Arubeshi Goryoken Arubeshi. These were published as the 23 volumes of "Haifu Yanagidaru."
Government official and poet. Karai first rose to prominence as a government official in the Asakusa area of Edo (now Tokyo), the head of a front village at the temple Ryuhouzia, and a respected judge of maekuzuke. As I poet, he wrote under the pen name of "Senryu" ("river willow"), and the 5-7-5-syllable verse born from maekuzuke honors his contribution by bearing his name. He was instrumental in popularizing the senryu poetry of his day, and the verses he chose were further edited by his colleage, Arubeshi Goryoken Arubeshi. These were published as the 23 volumes of "Haifu Yanagidaru."
Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett
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