Boke Sen Senryu Ichi Rei Rei Rei Ku (Kodansha + Alpha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The spirit of willow is to look at the world with a twist or a viewpoint, rather than to be upset with the bad situation of the world. In this respect, the willow people in our "Bokeisen Neighborhood Association" are a diverse group. We have a lot of cool black willow, nonsense willow, and very spicy willow that would never appear in a fair and neutral newspaper, and we also have a lot of philosophical willow. This is the long-awaited paperback edition of the popular serialization in Gekkan Gendai. The "willow eye" composes about the eight years of the Aum trial, political realignment, corporate bankruptcy, and the Tigers' first victory in 18 years, from 1995, the year of the Great East Japan Earthquake, to 2003, the year of the Tigers' first victory in 18 years.

イヤな世相に腹を立てるより、ちょっとひねったり、達観して眺めるのが川柳のココロ。その点、わが"ぼけせん町内会"の柳人は多士済々。粋なブラック川柳やナンセンス川柳、公正中立の大新聞にはけっして載らない激辛川柳、どこか哲学の趣ある含蓄川柳も続々登場します。「月刊現代」の人気連載を待望の文庫化。大震災の1995年からオウム裁判、政界再編、企業破綻、18年ぶりタイガース優勝の2003年まで、列島の怒涛のごとき8年間を「川柳の目」で詠むとこうなります。