Haiku & Tanka Practice: Insights of a Japanese poet

by Ｍａｉ Ｙａｍａｍｏｔｏ

I am Japanese and was born and grew up in Japan. We learn Haiku and Tanka at school in Japan, so they are familiar to me. Both Haiku and Tanka are types of Japanese literature. Although I had never tried to write Haiku or Tanka poems in Japanese before, I love writing Haiku and Tanka now. "Haiku poetry is a thrilling way to communicate with your audience. The idea behind Haiku poetry is the minimal use of words to express your soul, just like the artwork of Mark Rothko. Like the stones are sitting in Zen gardens, or lotus flowers floating on muddy ponds, your Haiku words will fly in the air like an object in Japanese-style paintings (Nihonga), which don’t have a background filled out of perspective. This ‘sense of incompleteness’ is another feature of Haiku poetry."---from 'Does Haiku Poetry Need to Have Titles?'============= 1: Haiku -My favourite Haiku poems in Japanese-The essence of Haiku poetry-Does Haiku poetry always have to have only 5–7–5 syllables?-Are Metaphors forbidden in Haiku Poetry?-Does Haiku Poetry Need to Have Titles?-How to write more impressive Haiku poems Tanka-Tanka is ancient Japanese love letters -How to write Tanka poetry-My favourite Tanka poems Section 3: Summary-A brief history of Japanese poetry, Haiku and Tanka-What is the difference between Tanka and Haiku?-Why is Haiku more popular than Tanka amongst English poets? Our journey of Haiku and Tanka poetry writing

Genres: Poetry

50 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2019

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[Dan Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars.