Add to ORKGThe exchange between Eastern and Western cultures has been significant in literature and art, particularly through poetic forms such as the haiku, which emphasizes brevity and uses seasonal words to express the beauty of the moment. This form has inspired Western poetry movements, such as Imagism and the Beat movement, as well as individual Western scholars and haiku writers like Ezra Pound, Richard Wright, and Jack Kerouac in America, as well as R. H. Blyth in Britain. The great four haiku masters in Japan established a solid foundation for future poets in the haiku form through their distinctive writing styles. Translation of Japanese poetry, along with analysis and explanation, though sometimes met with some problems due to linguistical ...