[Stylist] PS_More information on writing Haiku and Tanka

Tue Mar 31 16:15:09 UTC 2020

Lynda

Thanks for sharing.

I've just finished "American Carnage" as an attempt to figure out how we got in the current political mess.

I am now reading "Between Planets" which was whitten as a YA science fiction novel back in 1951 (before YA was a thing; an interesting thing to read a futuristic book that old.

Shawn

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Dark, but so true.
I like this because you reflect on the moment,  a situation, and the feelings we have , the aloneness and  isolation we all feel.
This is really beautiful as a piece of art which I think is what a good haiku is -
Currently, I am reading the Teacher's Guide on the TSA website. I've read it a dozen times  over the years - and I learn or absorb something new every time. That is what I like about the tanka and haiku, it is ever renewing .
Lynda

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Lynda

Thank you for the good words.  We have a huge, wide cherry tree across the street from where we walk dogs.  I think the branches spreadabout 20 or 30 feet out from the trunk.  I was inspired to write the haiku by the sight.

And here is another, darker, one.

Enpty store,
This is COVID time;
solitude.

Shawn

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I saw some videos of the cherry blossom trees in DC last week - so your haiku brought those to my mind today.
Thanks for reminding me of the beauty  of those trees, Shawn.
I am going to try to write a poem-a-day for National Poetry month which begins tomorrow. I don't know if I can do it - I've never done it before.
Lynda

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Charry tree
spreads its arms aloft,
Blossomed bows.

Have a great day.

Shawn

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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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