Exploring the Foundation of the Taipei Haiku Association ：An Analysis of the ‘Internationalization of Haiku’ and its Connection to the Shichisai Haiku Association

This paper focuses on the Taipei and the Shichisai Haiku Associations. The Taipei Haiku Association has become the focus of research in recent years, and the Shichisai has been deeply involved in the early stages of its formation. This research recaptures the relationship between the two associations and their subsequent breakdown. It also examines the background of Sanae AZUMA, the haiku poet who presided over Shichisai, and his idea of the ‘internationalization of haiku’, which has been often overlooked in previous studies, in light of its reception in Taiwan. Furthermore, while reassessing the formation and independence acquired by the Taipei Haiku Association, which was established as a branch of Shichisai, this paper will examine the discrepancy between AZUMA’s perspective on the role of the Japanese language in creative expression and that of Taiwanese haiku poets.