[Stylist] Haiku for Spring

[Jackie]

Lynda,

Thank you so much. Tanka was the name that escaped me. I will try the web
site which, I hope, will clarify which form allows other than nature and
seasonal themes to be addressed in the poem. I seem always want to write
about human situations or emotions. 

 

Jacqueline Williams

 

Clarity is just questioning having eaten its fill.

     Jenny Xie

 

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Hi Jackie,

Good questions.  Thanks for asking.

Yes, I used the 3/5/3 intentionally.  

The poem is a Japanese form, and Japanese syllabic count is very different
than English.

So this creates a dilemma for those who choose to write in English.  

You can find some fantastic information on this topic by visiting the Tanka
Society of America site.

http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/

 

In particular, there is a great link that discusses  this issue very well.

 

http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tanka-teachers-guide

 

This publication gives a lot of insight into the aesthetics of the tanka,
and it applies quite a lot to Haiku as well

 

Haiku and Tanka appear, at first blush to be very easy to write. When we dip
into the Japanese

Forms in  poetry  we soon  learn more about them  and find that we  opened a
door that takes us places we  never dreamed of going.  Mysteries.
Complexities.

I think I can spend my lifetime exploring these 2 Japanese forms, and still
have so far to go.  Hope this helps.  Lynda

 

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Lynda,

A lovely Haiku.

It uses the syllable count I think of as the standard. Your directions to
the group had 3-5-3 instead. I thought that form had a different name. 

In the classroom, starting poetry classes always use the 5-7-5 form. I think
this is a bit less intimidating as it is a bit easier.

You are a connoisseur of the Japanese forms, so I would like comments. I am
not.

 

Jacqueline Williams

 

Clarity is just questioning having eaten its fill.

     Jenny Xie

 

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