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Haiku and the Lyric Poem
WHR July 2002 What is Poetry? Haiku & the Lyric Poem Tobias Hill, UK One of the questions addressed by this [WHF2000] Conference is whether and to what degree haiku can be regarded as poetry. I would like to approach … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Vol 2-2 July 2002
Tagged Haiku, haiku club, how to write haiku, poems, Poetry, short poetry, world haiku, writing
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Short Verse Forms 5 – Tanka
December 2004 TANKA Introduction by Jane Reichhold Tanka, a Japanese poetry form, is one of the oldest that still enjoys current popularity. First called uta (song), the form was later named waka, and only after one of its dips in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Tanka, Uncategorized, Vol 4-1 December 2004
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Short Verse Forms 4 – Cinquain
December 2004 Cinquains Introduction by Deborah P. Kolodji What is a cinquain? Five lines. Originally, a cinquain was simply this – a stanza or poem of five lines, similar to the definition of a quatrain as a stanza or poem … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Vol 4-1 December 2004
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Short Verse Forms 3 – Sijo
December 2004 Sijo SIJO Introduction by Larry Gross SIJO (see-szo or she-szo, pronouncing the J as the French pronounce Jacques). Roots of this lyrical Korean cousin of haiku and tanka stretch back over 2000 years, to early Chinese forms. It … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Vol 4-1 December 2004
Tagged poems, poetic forms, Poetry, short poetry, sijo, writing
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Short Verse Forms 2 – Pleiades and Fibonnachi
December 2004 Short Verse Forms 2 – Pleiades and Fibonacchi PLEIADES This titled form was invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine’s Lead Editor. Only one word is allowed in the title, followed by a single seven-line stanza. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Vol 4-1 December 2004
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Short Verse Forms 1 – Triolet
December 2004 Introduction to WHCpoetrybridge The purpose of poetrybridge is to make a union of two differing but complementary literary traditions possible. With this aim in view, poets skilled in both Eastern and Western verse forms engage in constructive and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Vol 4-1 December 2004
Tagged poems, poetic forms, Poetry, short poetry, triolet, writing
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Sonnet Techniques
December 2004 WHCMARLENEMOUNTAIN : Editors Marlene Mountain and Paul Conneally mountain sonnets 1 to 6 from ‘the jane connection’ based on a summary of techniques provided by Jane Reichhold from her book ‘Writing and Enjoying Haiku 1. The Technique of Comparison:‘something and … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Poetry, Vol 4-1 December 2004
Tagged Haiku, poems, Poetry, poetry techniques, short poetry, sonnet, world haiku, writing
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Poetry Bridge – Poetry Selections
VOLUME 2: ISSUE 2 JULY 2002 WHCpoetrybridge – poetry selections John E. Carley, UK, Editor Denis Garrison, US, Co-moderator Joe Warner, UK, Co-moderator .Stephen Clay Dearborn – Mission, Kansas, US Blackandwhite/Fog “absitively posolutely” — my father’s phrase, or so I … Continue reading
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