One-liners, or monoku, have come into their own in recent years in the haiku world, and nearly all the top poets have tried their hands at them. Here's a sampling down through the ages by John Barlow, owner of Snapshot Press, the UK's top haiku press. Enjoy! Across Still Water Examples of one-line … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Sometimes, you just need a minute
Sometimes all you need is a moment to connect. I was reading this poem: back at camp the mountain peak still in my legs It is by Yu Chang in Seeds / Red Moon Press. I love the third line and I have always been a fan of the way a good pivot works in haiku. Because of my disability that last line … [Read more...]
William Blake — similar to haiku poets on simile?
Do you think in "Lives of the Poets" by Michael Schmidt, William Blake's ideas on simile are similar to what many haiku artists think of simile? “He distrusts similes because they single out qualities—moral or otherwise—from a subject and the thing to which it is compared. Simile disembodies and is … [Read more...]
Sample Post With an Unordered List
This is an example of a WordPress post, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many posts as you like in order to share with your readers what is on your mind. Unordered list item #1 Unordered list item … [Read more...]
Sample Post With an Ordered List
This is an example of a WordPress post, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many posts as you like in order to share with your readers what is on your mind. Ordered list item #1 Ordered list item #2 Ordered … [Read more...]