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HIKU and ME -creativity the KEY
HAIKU is a centuries old Japanese traditional phonetical & cultural poetic form
whereas
HIKU is a relatively recent reference to the 75year old established haiku in English. Hiku being an imagist tristich like its elder cousin,without a title,and with a similar economy of words ,inherently enigmatic & with a caesura or an ellipsis and surprise ending. A similar sense of pause ,the aesthetic insight flowing from perception gained from 'one breath length ' composition that flowed from the Japanesese 17 onji sound inherent in the Japaneses haiku. Without any syllabic( 5-7-5 ) line restrictions of the haiku in english is the 'free verse' version of the haiku in English. similar but different ,a present tense poetic ,the - hiku is the written or recited equivalent to arts 'gestural spontaneous happening' .
A verse freed from strict syllabic constraint within its triplicity of format& is inherently enigmatic & often with a caesura and surprise ending( VERSUM )to give a 'turning' to the line.
The flexible hiku maybe a horizontal single* line,(often broken line at the caesura),a vertical line(usually a painting(haiga) ,a couplet** or a tristich* with shape-like variations.
examples
SNOWDROPS
winter unfolds-
galanthus nivalis
in the woodland
WIMBLEDON
dog day afternoon
flash of distant thunder
play suspended
UNTITLED
evening perfume
a flower blossom primrose
memory of you
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Brian Strand
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