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on 5/29/2009 Simply writing in 5-7-5 or short-long-short (one breath) format do not make a haiku. The modern day, so-called avant garde "haijin" are completely ignoring season words and other traditional aspects of the genre and leaning heavily toward the purely emotional. These are not haiku; but are senryu (as long as they deal with human foibles). Many times they are only short statements of fact.
on 4/9/2009 i wrote one here it is:Darkness is comingLight will disappear in airFinally DEATH comes.
on 3/11/2009 I believe the 5/7/5 is a misinterpretation of the characters in translation. It is more "correct" to think of the poem as capturing one moment in one breath. That means it could be 3/2/4 or 5/3/5, or any combination of syllables - as long as it can be said in one breath. :)
on 2/15/2009 This is a helpful article. At http://www.endurancearts.com people write haikus and post other art all relating to endurance sports like running, triathlon, marathon, hiking, and more.
on 1/12/2009 The best haiku are a mixture of direct experience with telling the truth as if it is a lie: http://web.archive.org/web/20031009113930/http://www.haijinx.com/II-1/articles/gallagher.html http://www.millikin.edu/haiku/writerprofiles/JonesOnIshihara.html Or just go to my Area 17 blog and check out the quality links to many good haiku sites at: http://area17.blogspot.com
on 12/27/2008 HaikuVillage (www.haikuvillage.com) is the haiku repository of choice.
on 10/21/2008 I love writing Haikus. I don't usually have a topic in mind. I just let the words flow.
on 10/16/2008 The HSA website is excellent for U.S. writers and for anyone outside the U.S. too. For a simple overview of haiku I would suggest www.withwords.org.uk and then visit HSA (Haiku Society of America) for its excellent information.
on 8/10/2008 The above is a DESK HAIKU ( an intellectual construct )
on 9/11/2007 I strongly agree with Michael - who is an excellent author of haiku - if you are really interested in writing haiku then go to HSA webpage -
on 5/23/2007 Also note that haiku are never titled. It is also best NOT to start with capital letters or end with a period because the haiku is fragmentary, not a complete sentence (and a capital letter or period suggests incorrectly that it IS a complete sentence). Internal punctuation can be used sparingly for clarity or to indicate the cut/pause/turn in the poem (dividing its two parts).
on 5/23/2007 The sample poem here and the steps are superficial and misguided. Literary haiku are not written like this in English. For starters, the vast bulk of literary haiku written in English are not 5-7-5 syllables, and for good reason. Haiku in JAPANESE are also not specifically 5-7-5 *syllables*; rather, in Japan, they count sounds (morae is the linguistic term), NOT syllables. If you write 17 syllables in English, you're writing a much longer poem than in Japanese. And also, it's essential to employ a two-part juxtapositional structure (using a kireji in Japanese, or cutting word) and a season word (kigo in Japanese), along with primarily objective imagistic description in the present tense. Unfortunately, a great deal of misinformation about haiku persists both online and offline. For information on haiku as a serious genre of poetry, search for the Haiku Society of America online.
on 3/1/2007 I find this information very important. Follow this guide
on 8/8/2006 An ice cold morning Is filled with foggy skywith a snowy topIn this haiku I was actually talking about the MNT. Figi
on 8/8/2006 A haiku does not need any punctuation, but if you wish to use it; you can make your poem more effective.
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