| EN340 / IN350 Global Haiku Tradition Dr. Randy Brooks Millikin University PACE November 2004 |
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Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry changed into a form of American poetry. Haiku uses one's senses, imagination, emotion, nature, memories when writing as well as reading. Haiku writing is not specific in nature—it is meant for the reader to interpret; depending on what type of linkage is used, the meaning can vary with interpretation. A person learns much about the writer by reading his works. Most of my haiku come from memories of experiences with my husband during our short lives together. I have enjoyed trying to write haiku although at times it has been frustrating.
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long
summer walk |
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mushroom
hunting |
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polished
guns |
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dachshund |
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bright
morning |
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a
barren garden |
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sitting
on the porch peeking
thru the soil . . . in
the garden in
a maple tree down
the street . . . squirrels by Barbara Connelley & Victoria Williams |
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