dear Haiku community i’m feeling quite conflicted straying from 5-7-5 i understand that it’s done accepted in western approach… however I stall discuss #haiku #poetry #art #micropoetry
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5-7-5 adds a discipline I lack, it would be difficult to abandon. Syllabic rhythm, taskmaster of the western world.
sep 2, 2025, 2:18 pm • 2 0 • view
Haha. I like this answer and agree. It’s comforting to have imposed boundaries. Lol
sep 2, 2025, 4:51 pm • 1 0 • view
I write using both approaches. Sometimes using 5-7-5 would be quite stifling and make the immediacy of the poem stale. I’d recommend reading among others, Jack Kerouac’s take on why abandoning 5-7-5 for English writers is appropriate and adheres even more to Basho’s style.
sep 2, 2025, 11:43 am • 1 0 • view
Oooh! Thank you! I will definitely check that out. : )
sep 2, 2025, 11:49 am • 1 0 • view
feel free to say what need be said in any form. . .
sep 2, 2025, 10:41 am • 2 0 • view
But is it still really a haiku if i stray from traditional form?
sep 2, 2025, 10:58 am • 1 0 • view
I have seen so many various versions..7-5-7, just 3 lines with short words, etc Haiku is what it means to you. I personally stay with 5-7-5, but that's just a rhythm I hear in my head
sep 2, 2025, 11:01 am • 1 0 • view
Interesting. It can be difficult to break the rhythm in your head. Thank you for your response! : )
sep 2, 2025, 11:19 am • 0 0 • view
Hey we're all in this haiku thing together.. have a fun day
sep 2, 2025, 11:22 am • 1 0 • view
: ) to You as well!
sep 2, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 0 • view