This is a video of a panel discussion on Masaoka Shiki and the birth of the modern haiku with Yoon Sun Yang (Discussant): Nanae Tamura, Robert Tuck and Reiko Abe Auestad. for the "Haiku as World Literature: A Celebration of the 150th Birthday of Haiku Poet Masaoka Shiki", which took place on October 12 & 13, 2017 at Barristers Hall, Boston University. Recorded on October 12, 2017 by the Geddes Language Center.