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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Shawn,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I love this one. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jacqueline Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Clarity is just questioning having eaten its fill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> Jenny Xie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jacobson, Shawn D via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 8:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Jacobson, Shawn D <Shawn.D.Jacobson@hud.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] PS_More information on writing Haiku and Tanka<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lynda<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And here is another, darker, one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enpty store,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is COVID time;<br>solitude.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shawn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org">stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Lambert via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 10:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Writers' Division Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:llambert@zoominternet.net">llambert@zoominternet.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] PS_More information on writing Haiku and Tanka<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZW>I saw some videos of the cherry blossom trees in DC last week – so your haiku brought those to my mind today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZW>Thanks for reminding me of the beauty of those trees, Shawn. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZW>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZW>Lynda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org">stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jacobson, Shawn D via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Writers' Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Jacobson, Shawn D <<a href="mailto:Shawn.D.Jacobson@hud.gov">Shawn.D.Jacobson@hud.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] PS_More information on writing Haiku and Tanka<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Charry tree<br>spreads its arms aloft,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Blossomed bows.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Have a great day.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Shawn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org">stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Lambert via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 30, 2020 3:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Writers' Division Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:llambert@zoominternet.net">llambert@zoominternet.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] PS_More information on writing Haiku and Tanka<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW>P.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW>I’ve had many conversations for quite a few years with editors of tanka and haiku journals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW>This is a portion of my conversation with an editor in the UK who produces a good magazine for this Japanese form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW>His conversation with me provides more insight into this form – <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW>QUOTE is pasted below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span lang=EN-ZW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>“Hi Lynda, it's very nice to meet you. Thank you for your message. <br><br>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. <br>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'. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span lang=EN-ZW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>Here is a helpful link that points out the differences between the 'On' and and English syllable . . .<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_%28Japanese_prosody%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_%28Japanese_prosody%29</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span lang=EN-ZW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>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 <br>or showcased in the numerous anthologies that are produced each year.<br><br>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<br>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. <br><br>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.” .<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span lang=EN-ZW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span lang=EN-ZW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><i><span lang=EN-ZW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Lynda . .</span></i><span lang=EN-ZW><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-ZW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal 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