strictness when it comes
to writing haiku can be
counterproductive
what of season words,
or of onji (which are not
syllables) my friend?
if you abandon
one rule then why not loosen
the hold of others?
the purist forgets:
"true" haiku are written in
the japanese tongue
english translation
is in itself bending the
rules of the haiku
to add a word to
a twelve-syllable haiku
can wreck the balance
in the end, which is
more important: the form or
the poem's content?
this is not meant to
be an act of aggression -
just an opinion
adam ford
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the man responsible for Jutchy Ya Ya, Duck Fat and various stupid comics.
condescending, ill-informed, paternalistic and selling out since 1998
PO Box 1297, North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 3068
Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I gotta do. Touch the puppet head.
> Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 17:58:26 -0400
> From: Michael Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> I won't be upset
> if syllables don't add up.
> It just seems lazy.
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