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Haiku

The basics. The rules are there are no rules.
So long live the rules. And stop counting syllables.

Illustrations by kind permission of Eri Takase, http://www.takase.com/
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In a nutshell -
history and weblinks
The basics
- some key pointers about style
Haiku gallery -
classic and contemporary with musical accompaniment


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The Rules?

Tradition decrees many rules about the form, structure, content and function of haiku.

Examples show rules to be conflicting but also that the heart of haiku is built on discipline.

"Learn the rules
and then
forget them"

Basho

 

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Plum-blossoms everywhere,
I should go south,
I should go north

Buson


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Syllables 

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experience
 

the 'haiku' moment 

kigo

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