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Independent Lens | Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo | Ode to the Six-Legged Muse | PBS

Duration: 02:40
Program: Independent Lens #1223

The poetry that often praises insects is a type of poetry that rejoices in the minuscule, as a defining feature of a particular time and space. Haiku is the expression of a precise view of nature -- personal and universal in equal parts.

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Post Date: April 7, 2011