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Originally posted by Henrietta kelly:
Lee about the Haibum; If I understand you are saying the prose and the haiku are there to make allowances as breathing space on the page, a way of taking a rest in the experience, yet keeping the reader attention moving through the lines. A bit like reading two books at once.
And that content of both must be dissimilar. Hmm! So it can never be a single sitting in writing, the mind would lose the flow- but it would turn into an opportunity to combine works that need a spark.
Is my understanding in this correct?
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I am not sure haibun is like reading two books at once. Let me begin with a disclaimer: I do not consider myself an expert on haibun. With that understanding, I will share some of my thoughts on it with you. There are several things I look for in a haibun. First, the haiku themselves must be successful as haiku. Otherwise, you might as well write a short story. Secondly, there must be both sufficient connection between the prose and the poem(s) to make the piece hang together as a work of literature, and at the same time there ought to be sufficient disjunction between them to make it possible for the reader/listener to experience the shift back and forth between the haiku and the prose as a shift. So, it seems, haibun is not so simple after all!
Yes, let's bring Australiana to the forefront! Lot's of fine haiku poets in Australia and New Zealand, folks.
Odd kangaroo walk
looks into the summer side
of big red centre
Forgive me. I do know what a kangaroo is, but I am afraid "big red centre" has me scratching my head. ??
Salmon Gums so pink
leaves reflecting noon light lifts
every dark mood passing
I am afraid I am puzzled as to what the connection between the salmon and and the leaves/light.
In the dawn time world
A new frog leaps to land flat
footed in mystery