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Practical Haiku How a tiny, ancient form of poetry can make your life better by making you more creative, a better writer, happier, nicer to be around, more productive, sexier … by Dylan Tweney
Everybody knows how to write haiku, right? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Actually, it’s not so simple ,[object Object],On a withered bough A crow alone is perching; Autumn evening now.           Basho, tr. Kenneth Yasuda on a bare branch a crow lands autumn dusk           Basho, tr. Jane Reichhold
But it’s a lot more fun! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How haiku helps you live better ,[object Object],home addition–  the carpenter's math  penciled on drywall  Barry George
Haiku helps you see ,[object Object],Photo: GregHickman
Haiku teaches patience… ,[object Object]
Haiku helps you appreciate the small, wonderful things in life ,[object Object],Photo: Lily
The haiku way: How you can make it happen ,[object Object],Daily Issa  http://cat.xula.edu/issa/ Mann Library, Cornell  http://haiku.mannlib.cornell.edu/ @dailyku tinywords.com
The haiku way ,[object Object],[object Object]
The haiku way ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],morning news  with the paper, I bring in  a cherry petal  Dylan Tweney
Haiku Basics: Immediacy ,[object Object],Photo: Funkandjazz
Think small ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Photo: intherough
Show, don’t tell ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Contrast/comparison ,[object Object],the whoosh of steam  from the espresso machine –  frosty evening  Charles Trumbull
Use natural language If you can’t say it with a straight face, try again
“ One breath poetry” 10-12 syllables is usually enough in one breath the whole autumn Valeria Simonova-Cecon
Look at the world as a “what's wrong with this picture?” puzzle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Photo: Lisa Brewster
Share your haiku with others ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Happy haiku-ing hum of the laptop  watching a lost world flicker to life Dylan Tweney [email_address] @tinywords @dylan20

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Practical Haiku: How Reading and Writing an Ancient Form of Poetry Can Change Your Life

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  • 20. Happy haiku-ing hum of the laptop watching a lost world flicker to life Dylan Tweney [email_address] @tinywords @dylan20

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. I’m going to tell you how reading and writing haiku can change your life. Now, I’m no scholar, but I’ve been reading, writing and publishing haiku at tinywords.com for almost 10 years, and it’s definitely changed my life. I’d like to show you why, and how you can use haiku to change yours.
  2. We were all taught to write 17-syllable haiku in grade school.
  3. But because of the way Japanese and English work, 17 syllables is actually too wordy in English – as you can see by these 2 different translations of the same classic haiku. Note: The Japanese actually count “onji,” or sounds, which aren’t the same as syllables. The word “haiku” has 2 syllables but it would count as 3 “onji.”
  4. Following the spirit of haiku is a lot more fun than counting syllables anyway. The spirit includes immediacy, close observation, humor and surprise.
  5. When you don’t have many words, you’ve got to choose each one carefully, and think hard about how it works with the words around it. This is useful for writing headlines, captions, web copy, emails, and probably advertisements too. It’s just good writing practice as well.
  6. Harlan Ellison quote via Ozan Yigit
  7. You might have to write 5, 10, or 100 versions of a haiku before you get it right. Or sometimes inspiration just doesn’t strike at all. So you have to be patient.
  8. Because really, it’s the details that make life interesting.
  9. There are lots of good haiku books in the library. And these websites publish daily haiku, too – some will even email the haiku to you.
  10. Carry a notebook. You can use a trendy, expensive one, or a cheap drugstore notebook, or even a small stack of index cards in your pocket. Write down a haiku, or even a few notes, whenever inspiration strikes.
  11. Pay attention. You never know when something might happen, or you might notice a sight, a smell, or a sound, that inspires a haiku.
  12. The essence of haiku is pointing out something, like a finger. Check this out! The best haiku will transport the reader back into the moment that inspired the haiku. So keep it direct.
  13. You can write about big things like Mars landings or the economy, but it works best if you do so by focusing on some small detail: the dust rising up from the spacesuit’s boot, instead of the whole Mars rocket or whatever.
  14. Likewise, you can write about strong emotions and feelings – but it will be more powerful if you do so indirectly. Find some telling detail that illustrates the emotion, rather than just blurting out how you feel.
  15. Most haiku break into 2 parts: one short part followed by a longer part, or the reverse. It works best if there’s some comparison, contrast, or tension between the two parts.
  16. Avoid archaic language like “thee” and “thou,” artificially elevated language, and don’t cut out so many words (like “a” and “the”) that your poem starts sounding like Tonto. You should be able to say your haiku aloud normally.
  17. You should be able to say your haiku in a single breath. 10-12 syllables is about right in English; 17 is the max.
  18. This is Jeff Winke’s idea: See if you can find what’s wrong with the picture, at any given moment. Chances are, that thing will be a good subject for a haiku.
  19. Haiku is a deeply social art form (in fact, it started with parties, where people wrote haiku verses back and forth). So share it with your friends, with a group, with an email list, with the world!