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<blockquote data-quote="NARINGENIN" data-source="post: 16391" data-attributes="member: 56"><p>I like writing English language haiku. The form is entirely misunderstood because of the way it's introduced to most people: an easy and fun way of teaching the concept of syllables to grade students. But in reality the 5-7-5 rule isn't even necessarily about syllables, and it only works in Japanese:</p><p></p><p></p><p>In English a metric foot is even less related to syllable count, and is measured as an iamb, which consists of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in the word 'believe':</p><p></p><p></p><p>And even then, rhythm isn't even the defining aspect of the haiku form, and the 5-7-5 rules were often broken even by Matsuo Basho. The more important aspects include the juxtaposition of opposing images and forms, the utilization of "cutting" between lines, minimalism (make each word count, remove as much excess as possible), the resolution or exponentiation of tension, the use of seasonal references, a basic three line structure, and so on. EVEN then, these rules were broken by both modernist Japanese poets AND again Basho himself. English haiku is an entirely modernist form. Adherence to rules only matters in so much as it exemplifies the important aspects of the form, and not for the sake of "tradition".</p><p></p><p>Anyway, there's much to be said about this. You will find attached in this post some very good haiku written and/or collected by some good friends of mine. You will also find attached a collection of haiku by Jack Kerouac.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link to some of my own haiku that I've published:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://paideia.substack.com/p/spring-summer-haiku?sd=pf[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Here is yet another compilation by my friends:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://apocalypse-confidential.com/2022/08/19/the-shark-fishing-tournament/[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p>If you want to understand this more in depth, then read the following article and listen to the 3 hour audio lecture on archive.org:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://web.archive.org/web/20230208102137/https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/affiliates/haiku-nz/haiku-poems-articles/archived-articles/haiku-poetics-objective-subjective-transactional-literary-theories/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://archive.org/details/introduction-to-20th-century-haiku[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NARINGENIN, post: 16391, member: 56"] I like writing English language haiku. The form is entirely misunderstood because of the way it's introduced to most people: an easy and fun way of teaching the concept of syllables to grade students. But in reality the 5-7-5 rule isn't even necessarily about syllables, and it only works in Japanese: In English a metric foot is even less related to syllable count, and is measured as an iamb, which consists of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in the word 'believe': And even then, rhythm isn't even the defining aspect of the haiku form, and the 5-7-5 rules were often broken even by Matsuo Basho. The more important aspects include the juxtaposition of opposing images and forms, the utilization of "cutting" between lines, minimalism (make each word count, remove as much excess as possible), the resolution or exponentiation of tension, the use of seasonal references, a basic three line structure, and so on. EVEN then, these rules were broken by both modernist Japanese poets AND again Basho himself. English haiku is an entirely modernist form. Adherence to rules only matters in so much as it exemplifies the important aspects of the form, and not for the sake of "tradition". Anyway, there's much to be said about this. You will find attached in this post some very good haiku written and/or collected by some good friends of mine. You will also find attached a collection of haiku by Jack Kerouac. Here is a link to some of my own haiku that I've published: [URL unfurl="true"]https://paideia.substack.com/p/spring-summer-haiku?sd=pf[/URL] Here is yet another compilation by my friends: [URL unfurl="true"]https://apocalypse-confidential.com/2022/08/19/the-shark-fishing-tournament/[/URL] If you want to understand this more in depth, then read the following article and listen to the 3 hour audio lecture on archive.org: [URL unfurl="true"]https://web.archive.org/web/20230208102137/https://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/affiliates/haiku-nz/haiku-poems-articles/archived-articles/haiku-poetics-objective-subjective-transactional-literary-theories/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://archive.org/details/introduction-to-20th-century-haiku[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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