[stylist] Sharing a tankabun similar to a haibun

Wed May 16 23:17:12 UTC 2012

I'm not sure if haibun is considered a Japenese form  or just an extension 
of one... tanka and haiku of course both are.... You will  find different 
instructions on haibun as some will lean more to the modern  haiku.  I'll see 
what I can find too for you.  

In a message dated 5/16/2012 6:11:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
bookwormahb at earthlink.net writes:

thanks.  so then tankas are real forms; so are  haibuns. By its sound, I  
gather that a haibun is probably a japanese form.
I'll look for the  guidelines for writing one.

-----Original Message----- 
From:  KajunCutie926 at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Sharing a tankabun similar to a  haibun

The tankabun is not recognized yet because I simply  have  not gathered the
information needed. The haibun is a real form and   information can be found
on many poetry form sites.  My father was  not  educated at all and 
sometimes
felt that he didn't quite know what  to do but  every now and then he would
surprise me. I have some vision  but some things are  much harder for me to
see. Icicles were one of  those  things.

In a message dated 5/16/2012 5:41:19 P.M.  Central Daylight Time,
bookwormahb at earthlink.net writes:

So is   tankabun a real poem form or one you created?

Is haibun a real form  as  well? I've definitely heard of the haiku though.
Nice poem. Good  that your  father showed you hands on. Since I have some
vision, I  didn't always have  hands on experiences, but as I got older, my
dad  showed me more and more.  By getting up close, I could also see  it
better. I got to get right up  close and feed a deer at Frip  Island, a
private small beach  near  Beaurfort SC.
Hmm. Maybe  I'll write about that this  week.

Ashley
-----Original  Message----- 
From:  KajunCutie926 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, April 22,  2012 11:14 PM
To:  stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Sharing a  tankabun similar to a  haibun

At our board meeting tonight I said  I would share a   tankabun, a poetry
form developed by myself and  a writer friend and  collaborator  on one of 
my
books, E. W.  Richardson.  We named it  so because it is  fashioned after  
the
haibun, which is  a mix of  haiku and prose.  In   this version, a tanka is
used
followed  by the prose section which  is the  'bun'.  Tomorrow I will go  in
search of the  specific instructions we had  written up for it and  send  it
to
you... but for now here is a tankabun written  to honor  my  father and the
first incident that truly let me see that  he   understood my blindness.   I
have
attached it  as well as put  it in the  body of the email. If you have
trouble  viewing the  attachment I can send using  an older version of   
Word.
Myrna

Icicles
Just  one icicle
Laid across  her  tiny hand
Taught her about life
Her daddy  placing it  there
Let  her understand his love

He had been watching.  Her  little face was  serious, eyes squinting, 
looking
out the  window and trying to  see the  icicle things. Taking her small  
hand
in his, he brought her outdoors,   broke an icicle hanging  from the eaves,
and placed it across her palm.  He  remained  silent but she knew he watched
her
still. It was  cold, this  icicle, and  wet, as it melted within her hand's
warmth.  'Do you  see it now, mon petite?' he  asked after a moment. She
nodded,   awestruck, realizing for the first time that  Daddy did  
understand

her
need to see. "It's dying, Daddy," she said as   she sadly held  out her
nearly
empty hand. "No, mon petite, icicles  do not die,"  Daddy  said as he held
her
icy hand.  "They  just need to change  clothes  sometimes and this one is
saying  'thank you' for undressing  it."  She  smiled at him and for  both 
it

was
enough.
©  mdbadgerow    2008

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