October 5, 2005
It’s been months since I’ve mentioned a great
resource available only here at f/k/a — the
First Thoughts. Why not pour yourself a glass
of wine and spend time with a poet-editor-publisher
who is a household name among lovers of English-
language haiku. Here’s the Table of Contents:
Chapter One – What is a Haiku?
Chapter Two – Form
Chapter Three – Content
part 2: Chapter Four – Technique
Chapter Five – Language
Chapter Six – How to Write Haiku
part 3: Chapter Seven – A (Very) Brief History of Haiku
Chapter Eight – Related Forms
Chapter Nine – Performance
Endnote – Haiku: The World’s Longest Poem
For an appetizer, let’s share a six-pack
with Jim:
autumn breeze—
shadows of wheat
in the waving wheat
overnight flight—
how slowly light comes
around the world
hummingbird I stop a moment
the cold night
comes out of the stones
all morning
walking in
the orchard suddenly
its plan
passing the jug
the warmth
of many hands
“walking in” – Six Directions
“passing the jug” – a second spring
“autumn breeze” & “overnight” & hummingbird” – Simply Haiku (Aug. 2003)
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