Hi all
A lovely short article from The Haiku Foundation:
https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-t...at-is-haiku-2/
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
Hi all
A lovely short article from The Haiku Foundation:
https://thehaikufoundation.org/new-t...at-is-haiku-2/
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
Last edited by Jundo; 01-24-2021 at 02:36 AM.
Thank you for the refresher Kokuu!
I've often referred to those definitions by Robert Spiess and the HSA for guidance. They provide needed focus, but are still not too rigid/restrictive.
Gassho,
Rob
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聖簡 Seikan (Sacred Simplicity)
Words on white paper
Animal tracks cross the snow
I follow them both
Sat today
Lovely, Nick!Words on white paper
Animal tracks cross the snow
I follow them both
Just to say there is no need to stick to 5-7-5 structure unless you want to. Japanese sound units (morae) tend to be shorter than western syllables so Japanese haiku translate into fewer syllables in English.
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
Thank you.
I like the discipline that the 5-7-5 structure forces upon me. My tendency is to use too many words... for everything.
How does one participate in the Haiku Club here on Tree Leaf?
Nick
sattoday
You participate just by posting poems! There is a thread for that: https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...-Your-Haiku%21
This is a nice piece by my friend Alan Summers on writing in 5-7-5: http://area17.blogspot.com/2016/03/5...-as-three.html
The former Zen monk Clark Strand is also a fan of that structure.
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
Last edited by Kokuu; 12-24-2020 at 06:55 PM.