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[redbird]

Not feeling very sensible, or very butterflyish, this morning; hence the "name" change.

Also, there is more to haiku than counting to 17 syllables.

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[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

Also, there is more to haiku than counting to 17 syllables.

Ghasp.

Say it isn't so.

[elynne.livejournal.com]

Also, there is more to haiku than counting to 17 syllables.

Hm, that sounds like a dot_cattiness post to me... ;)

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Someone on Salon (I think) suggested a funny American haiku moratorium several years ago, and I've been following it ever since. The 17-syllable thing is just enough of a constraint to make some people think they're writing poetry when they're not.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

I cringe when I see 17 syllable poems called haiku that aren't.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

But when you write them (in summer) without the line breaks, no-one will notice.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

(Incidentally, I once posted a whole sonnet on usenet as an ordinary followup and formatted as text and nobody did notice.)

[trinker.livejournal.com]

Also, there is more to haiku than counting to 17 syllables.


Bless you! Yes, yes, yes!

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

A haiku is sweet and harmonious to hear only when it flows.

haiku

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

Also, there is more to haiku than counting to 17 syllables.

damn straight. here's hoping this latest LJ meme bites the dust real soon now.