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Many miss the metaphysical reason why #haiku are written in present tense 11:03 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie
Many don't know #haiku should be written in present tense, like headlines 10:59 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie
Many English speaking #haiku poets don't know how to use season words & have never heard of "cutting words" 10:57 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie
Breath: instead of 5/7/5, #haiku writers should be writing poems that sound good in one breath 10:53 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie
Concepts often missed by novice haiku writers, especially in the Western world... Music, Japanese writers use musical techniques... 10:51 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie
@exmosis yes, I can see that, but sometimes it can also be someone missing the point.... 10:49 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie in reply to exmosis
@forgottenworks thanks! 10:47 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie in reply to forgottenworks
@margaret_h thanks! 10:45 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie in reply to margaret_h
This dark autumn / old age settles down on me / like heavy clouds or birds Haiku by Basho 10:44 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie
http://www.northjersey.com/... - Over the river & through the woods for good reason 7:58 PM Nov 26th from web
@exmosis quantum specificity 6:11 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck in reply to exmosis
old pond / a frog jumps into / the sound of water Basho Translated by Jane Reichhold 6:07 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
pond / frog / plop! Translated by James Kirkup 6:06 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
At the ancient pond /a frog plunges into / the sound of water Translated by Sam Hamill 6:05 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
old pond . . . / a frog leaps in / water’s sound #Basho Translated by William J. Higginson 6:05 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
The old pond /A frog jumped in, / Kerplunk! #Basho Translated by Allen Ginsberg 6:04 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
#Basho: An old pond — /The sound / Of a diving frog. Translated by Kenneth Rexroth 6:02 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
The old pond; / A frog jumps in — / The sound of the water. Translation of Basho by R.H. Blyth. Many say he got it right 6:01 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
Some #haiku poets don't like Lafcadio Hearn translation of the Basho poem: Old pond — frogs jumped in — sound of water. 6:00 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
Into the ancient pond /A frog jumps / Water’s sound! Translated by D.T. Suzuki 5:58 AM Nov 25th from TweetDeck

Name Gene Myers
Location New Jersey
Web http://genemyers.com
Bio New Jersey poet, music journalist and columnist hoping to chronicle the music and poetry that is life