SEVENTEEN-SYLLABLE POEMS
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A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons. A poem written in this form.
American Heritage® Dictionary: Description of haiku
NOUN: pl. haiku , also hai·kus
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Summer Solstice
summer solstice
the measuring tape reels back
into its case
~~Carolyn Hall
Haiku Calendar 2009
Haiku Japanese Art & Poetry 2009 Wall Calendar
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"The thief left it behind,
the moon
at the window"
- Ryokan
Ryokan
Soto Zen Buddhist monk
Ryokan was a Soto Zen Buddhist monk who lived in Niigata Japan. He soon left the monastery, where practice was frequently quite lax, and lived as a hermit until he was very old and had to move into the house of one of his supporters.Ryokan was famous for his poetry and calligraphy. His poetry is often very simple and inspired by nature. He was a lover of children, and sometimes forgot to go on his alms round to get food because he was playing with the children of the nearby village. Ryokan refused to accept any position as a priest or even as a "poet", which shows his great humility. In the tradition of Zen his quotes and poems show he had a good sense of humour and didn't take himself too seriously. However his poetry also gives illumining insights into the practise of Zen.
Ryokan lived a very simple, pure life, and stories about his kindness and generosity abound. On his deathbed, Ryokan offered the following death poem to the nun nursing him:
"showing their backs
then their fronts
falling maple leafs"
~~Wikipdeia
Ryokan, the Poet
HAIKU LINKS
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Tom Clausen Home
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Still in the Stream
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Basho's Haiku
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"Splitting dry kindling
on a damp November day--
wind-chimes tinkling."
- Michael P. Garofalo, Cuttings
HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN HAIKU
The following is a list of "How to create Haiku" for those that wish to learn the "Art of Haiku."
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Defining Haiku
- Defining the haiku form
- Defining the haiku formMy own quick definition might be:What is the proper form for haiku in English? Well, a simple definition might be a poem that captures a moment in time, usually involving nature, and as perceived or experienced by the poet. It is recorded in less than seventeen syllables, us
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HOW-TO HAIKU Haiku Techniques - Jane Reichhold Another Definition of Haiku - Jane Reichhold
Fragment and Phrase Theory -Jane
Reichhold Haiku Rules That Have Come and Gone - Jane
Reichhold Some Thoughts on Rethinking Haiku - Jane
Reichhold Forms in English Haiku - Keiko Imaoka
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- Enchanted HaikuCome and read my own work, famous work and maybe even your own work!!!!
- Haiku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Haiku From Wikipedia, For other uses, see Haiku (disambiguation).
Haiku (??, ?) is a mode of Japanese poetry, the late 19th century revision by Masaoka Shiki of the ol
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"Bush clover in blossom waves
Without spilling
A drop of dew."
~~Basho
Haiku and Haiga: Moments in Word and Image
Haiku and Haiga: Moments in Word and Image
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Basho, the Poet
Most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan
Matsuo Basho was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Basho was renowned for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku. Poetry of Basho
On the Narrow Road: A Journey into Lost Japan
This book was my introduction to Haiku and travel in Japan. Written by an American woman who previously wrote Japanese cookbooks for Americans, she fell in love with the poetry of Basho and decided to follow a pilgrimage that Basho took into northern Japan. So with backpack and a walking stick...she took the narrow road.
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Penguin Classics)
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Grass Sandals : The Travels of Basho
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The Essential Basho
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Basho's Haiku: Selected Poems of Matsuo Basho
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Summer grasses
All that remains
of warriors dreams
~~Basho
Haiku Calendar 2008
Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry 2008 Calendar
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Yosa Buson, the Poet
Japanese poet and painter
Short summer night.A dewdrop
On the back of a hairy caterpillar.
~Yosa Buson
Yosa Buson was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period.
Poetry of Yosa Buson
Dew evaporates
And all our world is dew.. .so dear,
So fresh, so fleeting
~~Issa
BOOKS & BOOKS OF HAIKU
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Baby Haiku by Lily Wang
Centering on babies and a mother's love, Lily Wang more...0 points
"A hawk circles,
silently searching
for motion."
Ken Wagner, Haiku Habits
Haiku on eBay
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HAIKU & YOU
Haiku Bookmarks
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Haiku Blog Posts from Google
- Harper's week: a haiku - Capital Read Inkless Wells - Macleans.ca
- Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine.
- The Blackboard » Green tomato haiku
- Green tomato haiku. 10 July, 2009 (16:30) | Haiku Written by: lucia · green_tomatoes_1. Small green tomatoes often ripen in late June but not this summer. I always grow a few tomato plants. I even grew some during the cold '70s. ...
- hawk sign – haiku « Existential Pause
- Work is balls to the wall. but how am I doin' with my haikus? So far in July - 143! Come see. 2 days ago; I'm back! And I checked my haiku totals. From June 6 to July 6, I composed about 650 haikus!!! Can I do it again? ...
- taurus rising: Haiku Friday
- Haiku Friday. blades in my stomach. cant sleep. my whole body aches. small amusements help. Posted by Kel at 3:17 AM. Labels: fark, haiku, health. 0 comments: Post a Comment · Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) ...
Haiku From YouTube
Haiku From Twitter
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- English Haiku 難しくて分からない http://bit.ly/vcZ1O ・・・・・
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- Haiku sucks so bad. Twitter just a fad today. New fad tomorrow.
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- Bear haiku: Clumping and snorting, a bear sneaks into our camp, oh no the hot dogs!
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hirohurl wrote...
Hi Pat,
Great lens on Haiku. I live in Japan and am interested in Haiku and Tanka (57577).
I'd like to recommend the Illustrated Japanese Classics edition of Bassho's The Narrow Road to Oku, translated by Donald Keene, and beautifully produced and illustrated.
BTW I landed on this lens via a link in your Twitter post! Oh, and by coincidence, the security code I have to enter to get this comment posted is "twitlove"!!
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Posted August 28, 2008
Ener-G wrote...
Hi Pat, You're invited to add a haiku about Squidoo to my lens Squidoo Shaiku and I'll feature one of your lenses and promote it in other ways as well!
Posted August 21, 2008
Silver_Lotus wrote...
I am a BIG fan of Haiku, and I love this lens. I'm not very good at creating Haiku, however, so it'll be a while before I take up the offer (above) to post Haiku! Silver Lotus
Posted May 29, 2008
J-ellen wrote...
Isn't haiku a great enjoyment and outlet? I like both traditional and nontraditional haiku, but on my lens Haiku Mix, I probably write more nontraditional.
Nice job with your lens.
Posted May 23, 2008
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New Table of Contents
- My Top Lenses
- Summer Solstice Haiku
- Haiku Calendar 2009
- Ryokan
- Ryokan, the Poet
- HAIKU LINKS
- HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN HAIKU
- POST YOUR HAIKU HERE
- Defining Haiku
- Haiku Stuff on CafePress
- Haiku and Haiga: Moments in Word and Image
- Basho, the Poet
- Poetry of Basho
- Haiku Calendar 2008
- Yosa Buson, the Poet
- Poetry of Yosa Buson
- BOOKS & BOOKS OF HAIKU
- Haiku on eBay
- HAIKU & YOU
- Haiku Bookmarks
- Haiku Blog Posts from Google
- Haiku From YouTube
- Haiku From Twitter
- Are You A Fan of Haiku?
- Featured Lenses
- Check This Out
- Please Visit My Blog
- Haiku Magnets From Zazzle
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