Who Stands At The Temple Gates?

In an attempt to “scratch at the truth of beauty squirreled away within his own journey” master haiku writer, Basho left us his classic – Narrow Road to the Deep North – a unique travel journal that combined both prose and haiku. Some 310 years later, with Basho’s ghost as his traveling companion, Lovitt – wearing size twelve shoes, follows those footsteps through the twisting ancient/modern roads of Japan. He presents here for us – this new accessible travel journal haibun- one that is dripping in reverent admiration for those who had preceded him down the narrow roads.