Is rationalism a humanism?

[Ravenshire]

That's what I thought...

I've been told recently that if someone makes an assertion, and I ask for information backing up that assertion, it's OK for them to say "do your own research" or "I'm not in the mood." It seems to me as if that will have a chilling effect on serious discussion, but I'm not the one who makes the rules. 

Still, it's easy enough to find information about modern haiku. If you start with the famous guys like Ogiwara Seisensui and then follow the links, there's lots of information. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogiwara_Seisensui

Lots of links here:


https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%8D%BB%E5%8E...0%B4-17728
[url=https://haiku-textbook.com/ogiwara-seisensui/][/url]

There are several traditions in Japan that are taught and handed down in the way that haiku poetry is. Tea ceremony and flower arrangement being the most famous. All of these have different traditional schools led by certified teachers. And there are modern non-traditional forms for all of them as well. So there are plenty of well-known haiku poets who don't follow the traditional rules, but since it's an old tradition to have people branch off from your tradition, it's not something to get mad about.

Maybe you should try reading for comprehension, though I know that's hard for you.

I was trying to get him to back up his claim, not trying to prove one of my own.