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A selection of prints based on my
haiga is available at
Fine Art America. |
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Japanese short-form
poetry is based on simple observations of the
everyday world with the emphasis on ‘showing’ rather
than ‘telling’. |
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Haiga
A haiga is a visual image combined with a short poem
(haiku, senryu or tanka) where one compliments the
other. Traditional haiga incorporates simple artwork
often using brush and ink with calligraphy. Modern haiga
can also include photography. |
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Haiku
Traditional haiku consists of three unrhymed lines of
seventeen syllables in a 5-7-5 arrangement. It typically
has two lines creating a complete phrase with the third
line a fragment. Modern haiku contains seventeen or less
syllables and generally follows the short-long-short
arrangement. Haiku typically contains a kigo, or
seasonal reference, and a kireji, a cutting word used
for emphasis or pause. A variation of the haiku is the
senryu, which is about human nature. |
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Tanka
Similar to the haiku, traditional tanka consists of five
lines of thirty-one syllables in a 5-7-5-7-7
arrangement. Modern tanka may contain thirty-one or
fewer syllables. Typically the first three lines (5-7-5)
are the ‘upper phase’ and the last two lines (7-7) are
the ‘lower phrase’. |
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Haibun
The haibun is a prose poem containing one or more haiku
usually ending with a haiku. The haiku is meant to link
or compliment the prose. A haibun will describe an event
or scene, and can be of various lengths. |
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Cinquain
The cinquain is a 5-line poetic form invented by the
American poet Adelaide Crapsey that was inspired by the
haiku and tanka. The traditional cinquain consists of an
increasing syllable count in a 2-4-6-8-2 arrangement.
Variations include the ‘Reverse Cinquain’, 2-8-6-4-2,
and the 9-line ‘Butterfly Cinquain’, 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2. |
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