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The Use of “Sentence Fragments” in Contemporary Haibun

WHR December 2003 WHCessay – Jamie Edgecombe The Use of “Sentence Fragments” in Contemporary Haibun Jamie Edgecombe Sapporo, Japan A short time ago, there was an intriguing discussion on the WHChaibun mailing list concerning the nature of, and techniques, involved … Continue reading

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Haiku enlightenment, part 2

WHR July 2002 A Haiku Path – Gabriel Rosenstock HAIKU ENLIGHTENMENT Part 2 GABRIEL ROSENSTOCK Dublin, Ireland   The Heraclitean truth. ‘You never step into the same river twice,’ is a truth lived each day by the haikuist, one that … Continue reading

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Two Sides of the Same Petal

November 2001 WHCessay – Florence Vilén Two sides of the same petal Florence Vilén An aspect of the art of haiku is to say again the same thing that has already been said before, so many times. Cherries blossom, leaves … Continue reading

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Haiku Lessons part 1

May 2001 Hibiscus Petals WHCschools Traditional Western Haiku School Ferris Gilli, Instructor Introduction:  The Hibiscus School of Western traditional haiku, which has been active since January 2001, offers poets a solid grounding in the basic guidelines for writing English haiku.  … Continue reading

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Renku Training for Today’s Haiku poet

summer 2005 THE IMPORTANCE OF RENKU TRAINING FOR TODAY’S HAIKU POET: AN OVERVIEW WHF2005 in Romania Raffael de Gruttola, US One of my interests in writing this essay was generated by the fact that the Japanese poetic forms historically evolve … Continue reading

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