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A book of poetry forms, and how to write them. |
The haiku is one of my favorites. It's a Japanese poem, typically about nature, that consists of seventeen syllables and three lines. It has a 5,7,5 syllable count. (5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 for the last line). I enjoy stringing multiple haikus into one poem, where each stanza is a haiku. Here are some haiku examples from my own work: Frozen Idaho blessed with winter kisses and abandoned snowmen. ~+~+~+~+~+~+~ Sledding down snowdrifts. Stocking caps pulled tight over aching, frozen ears. ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~ The ice cream cone trees engage in vanilla fights with the carolers. Extended haiku here:
Another extended haiku. This one is also acrostic:
Senryu I was going to make this a separate entry until I looked up exactly what a senryu was. Form-wise it's identical to a haiku, except for subject matter. Haikus tend to focus on nature as a subject, while the senryu is nicknamed "the human haiku", meaning it focuses on human foibles, and sometimes can be satirical and darkly humorous. I have not written a senryu so I have no examples to share (for now) |