[Stylist] PS_More information on writing Haiku and Tanka

Mon Mar 30 22:28:31 UTC 2020

Jackie, I wish you much success with your final editing and with publishing
your book. I am happy you are doing this. That is an impressive and
important thing to be doing right now.  

Yes, once you become aware of the history and roots of tanka and haiku in
English, it makes an enormous difference in what you do.

I was highly influenced as a high school student - went through school in
the 50's and was  very different than any other student I knew - I was into
the San Francisco  and NYC scene and was familiar with all the poets doing
experiments in Eastern and  even ancient works, and mythology.  I was
completely absorbed in those writers - and the poetry.  I never knew anyone
else who knew anything about poetry in those early years - but was doing my
own thing, nevertheless.

A highlight of my life in the early 90s was that I met Ginsberg in Colorado
- I was attending a conference for museum management  at the time, and
Ginsberg was there for the big celebration of a show at the Boulder Library
- He died not long after that.  I used to see him on TV in the
fifties/sixties - 

The only thing I cared about in high school was Shakespeare and the Beats.
Nothing else - and I mean nothing else.lol

Lynda

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Lynda,

Thanks again. This information almost makes me wish I had not branched away
from poetry to concentrate on my book, "Lizard in the Bean Sauce," which is
about our five years in Uganda, east Africa. 

I am on the second edit, and still in need of cutting about 200 pages.

In this time of physical separation, it is a good time to stay focused on
our projects.

I am learning so much that is new to me about memoirs.

I do intend to go back to my Haiku  to re-evaluate them as a result of your
websites.

Jacqueline Williams

Clarity is just questioning having eaten its fill.

     Jenny Xie

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P.S.

I've had many conversations for quite a few years with editors of tanka and
haiku journals.

This is a portion of my conversation with an editor in the UK who produces a
good magazine for this Japanese form.

His conversation with me  provides more insight into this form - 

QUOTE is pasted below.

"Hi Lynda, it's very nice to meet you. Thank you for your message. 

Tanka and haiku in English tend to be free form, minimalist poems that use a
combination of juxtaposition, sensory experiences, images and ambiguity to
achieve their desired effect. 
There are no fixed syllable counts. The English and Japanese language is so
different in terms of how sound units are counted. The Japanese term for a
phonetic sound unit is called an 'On' or 'Onji'. 

Here is a helpful link that points out the differences between the 'On' and
and English syllable . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_%28Japanese_prosody%29

There are some western poets who do write in the traditional syllabic style,
but they are few and far between, and not usually well represented in many
of the more established journals 
or showcased in the numerous anthologies that are produced each year.

Traditional Japanese poets still write in the syllabic style and use
official kigo from a officially recognized sajiki, but there are plenty of
Japanese poets who are not traditional
and write haiku which are reminiscent of what is being produced by poets in
the west. I suggest you check out someone like Kaneko Tohta or Ban'ya
Natsuishi to get an idea of just how adventurous some Japanese poets are. 

If you need any more help or would simply like to chat about haiku or tanka
then please feel free to message me or you can email me at this address." .

Lynda . .

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