Monday, October 30, 2006
Haiku Poems - Learn How to Write Them!
Writing haiku poems needn't be difficult. Things have changed a lot since the days of the Japanese masters. For one, modern haiku poems no longer have to adhere to the 5-7-5 syllable rule.
Instead, we now have something called fragment/phrase theory where we look at haiku in a new way. For example, take a look at this haiku poem from the authors "Bird Haiku:"
Cold gray sky --
crows gather
under the pine
Notice the syllable count. It's not 5-7-5 yet this haiku poem retains the all important haiku sensibility. That is, it focuses on nature and expresses a present moment event in very few words.
Click here to read more!
Instead, we now have something called fragment/phrase theory where we look at haiku in a new way. For example, take a look at this haiku poem from the authors "Bird Haiku:"
Cold gray sky --
crows gather
under the pine
Notice the syllable count. It's not 5-7-5 yet this haiku poem retains the all important haiku sensibility. That is, it focuses on nature and expresses a present moment event in very few words.
Click here to read more!
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