Sails

Sails is a section of troutswirl that is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. Sails is overseen by Peter Yovu. For an introduction to this section, see Sails.

. . . 9th Sailing . . .

BY Peter Yovu

How do you feel about emotion in haiku?

I’m going to [...]

Sails is a section of troutswirl that is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. Sails is overseen by Peter Yovu. For an introduction to this section, see Sails.

. . . 8th Sailing . . .

BY Peter Yovu

What is your Edge?

Many considerations and questions arose in the [...]

. . . 7th Sailing . . .

By Peter Yovu

What Is Your Response to Gendai Haiku?

This “Sailing” will take many of us (I include myself) out of our comfort zone and into exotic waters. The word gendai itself may be enough to send ripples through our haiku foundations, but it simply means “modern.” Just [...]

. . . 6th Sailing . . .

presented by Peter Yovu

How do we write about Nature?

This Sailing honors Robert Spiess, featured in Montage #32. To be thorough about this, I should say it also honors Henry David Thoreau. Here is one of Spiess’ many “speculations on haiku”:
“Haiku poets should give full consideration [...]

Sails is a section of troutswirl that is devoted to presenting questions for discussion and debate on the nature and possibilities of haiku. Sails will be overseen by Peter Yovu. For an introduction to this section, see Sails.

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. . . 5th Sailing . . .

presented by Peter Yovu

Sound?

The word seems a [...]