HC Episode 8: The Crafting of Haiku

Poet Anita Virgil's invaluable "Guide to Haiku" plus the crafting of one classic haiku.

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Category: Literature · Haiku · Poetry · Art · writing

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Grace Marcus // Nov 22, 2009 at 3:52 pm

Writers on writing- nothing better for information & inspiration. Well done. Kudos! Grace
martin // Jan 19, 2010 at 4:30 am

This is a great example of how to dig out a haiku. I especially enjoyed the mention of Hemingway’s crap detector. What every good reporter knows smells before anyone else.
chibi // Feb 17, 2010 at 10:40 am

Sometimes it takes a village… Anita Virgil’s example is more the exception, I feel, than the “rule” because American short poetry pivots on the individuality of a poet. This is a bit ironic compared to the hokku-roots of haiku whereby hokku was an introductory verse and prelude to haikai no renga (a group effort). I am wondering if there is a “lost in translation” of this “group effort” in our (American) transformation of Japanese haiku?

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Writer // Mar 5, 2010 at 1:08 pm

Thank you for sharing. I agree with your insight. - Blessings
brett brady // Nov 16, 2010 at 6:52 pm

I hate to smile at the obvious struggle of someone else’s “calloused-mental-hands”… but, if for no other kinship than this, the re-assuredness that there are others who share the pain of the dig as much as I, is comforting, maybe even to the edges of sanity… [probably an example of my “darkside”] -

thank you so much for your immense contributions to the art (and I guess: science) of the haiku.. you are nothing short of wonderfully inspirational!

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