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Four Poems In Diverse Styles By Natsume Sōseki, Erik R. Lofgren
Four Poems In Diverse Styles By Natsume Sōseki, Erik R. Lofgren
Transference
Translated from Japanese by Erik Lofgren.
Pools Of Water: An Exposition Of Traditional And American-Style Haiku, Michael L. Albin Kiella
Pools Of Water: An Exposition Of Traditional And American-Style Haiku, Michael L. Albin Kiella
The Hilltop Review
Abstract: Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that traditionally contains 17 syllables, ordinarily arranged in three line-phrases of 5-7-5 syllables. The intention of each haiku is to demonstrate the similarity between disparate entities, where the similarity is not completely obvious, or stand in juxtaposition. The poems are focused on nature and the natural world. The language used in each poem is concise and imagery-dense. An American form of haiku has emerged that attempts to distill the use of language to 11 syllables delivered in three line phrases of 3-5-3 syllables with brevity of articles. Alternatively, American-style haiku accepts a …