15 Sep
1998
15 Sep
'98
12:33 p.m.
On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Jim Weiler wrote:
This is not really true. Since Haiku was Westernized
(Why do we say this,
when Japan is west of us?) haiku written by/for English language has
altered the syllabelization. I'm not really sure of the reasons for this
structure change, but it is considered acceptable. However, I personally
Westernized Haiku
Sucks the very great big one
Tradition is best
try and adhere to the traditional structure, and I
think for a use such as
in error messages for computers, I agree with Sam's response; we should
adhere to the traditional structure. -Jim
It doesn't take much creativity to make a "haiku" that allows free form.
One of the beautiful things about true Haiku is the craft that goes into
each.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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