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thinkALONG! 31 May

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"If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough."


--- Albert Einstein



How true, isn't it? Ever related it to haikai poems? Do you know the rules really well to teach even one person? Can you teach them what is a haiku/ senryu/ tanka/ haibun in one line? Can you be less complex and more simple in your language and style?


Here's a golden chance for you to teach our readers what defines a haiku/ senryu, etc.

Substantiate with an example poem and tell why does it interest you so much? How do you relate to it?

Can you teach the beginners how to read a haiku?

Can you teach them what works and does not work?

The list is long....


Go ahead, and share your insights! Let it be a fruitful exchange between you and the readers!



Note: Please DO NOT SHARE any links -- explain what comes naturally to you.


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Kala Ramesh
Kala Ramesh
Jun 02, 2022

Let's take 'kire' - the cut we use in haiku. Can anyone explain it what you understand by this?

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Muskaan Ahuja
Muskaan Ahuja
Jun 04, 2022
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Kire means ‘the cut‘ in haiku. It helps to show the connection between two images in a haiku. The images are neither too close nor too apart. A subtle balance is needed to make the haiku understandable.

for instance:


wind-driven rain –

the mimosa blossoms stick

to the windshield wipers


— Angelee Deodhar


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Kala Ramesh
Kala Ramesh
Jun 02, 2022

https://www.trivenihaikai.in/post/renku-linked-collaborative-verses Check this out ... you have only a short time for each verse! Don't miss out on the fun!

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lakshmi iyer
lakshmi iyer
Jun 02, 2022

Just waiting for all the senior poets to write down something. A really brilliant question!

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Muskaan Ahuja
Muskaan Ahuja
Jun 01, 2022

Haikai lovers, where are you?

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Kala Ramesh
Kala Ramesh
Jun 01, 2022

excellent Q

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