Emerald13 POETRY

 After a zoom session with Michael Dylan Welch I posted pt1 here. WHAT IS HAIKU ANYWAY? LISTEN to the poems and notice how each one makes you feel Consider which poems you like the most, or which ones might puzzle you Share your thoughts on haiku you hear - what are come of the strongest characteristics they share in common. KEY TARGETS - NOT RULES IN THE WRAPUP A BIG THANK YOU to Michael and Japan Fair. ©Notes taken directly from the session with Michael

What a fabulous 2 hour session on the subject of haiku we had with Michael on a zoom call organised by Japan Fair.   Participants from many countries including Wales, Canada, India, many states across the US, Australia and Tasmania and beyond. I have been writing haiku for 25 years and still come across something 'else' to consider within this short form, as well as solidifying targets in my own writing.   'Targets' as Michael put it.   not rules which are obligations, but 'targets' which are opportunities.   Choose to make a poem better.   KEY TARGETS NOT RULES As Mary Oliver says : Pay attention   be astonished and tell about it SHARE HAIKU Haiku is to be shared - it is the core purpose of the art form   Sharing haiku is sharing what it is to be human WHAT IS NOT A HAIKU   - This is not an haiku.   >>>>>> - this is an instruction. >>>>>> you cant take a photo of the phrase it is non-sensory   cl...

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