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I really like these, even though the standard English interpretation of the haiku form bugs me to no end.
by mistercow 14y ago
I really like these, even though the standard English interpretation of the haiku form bugs me to no end.
- zem 14y agoi find it's a lot less annoying if you simply call them "senryu"
- mistercow 14y agoDefinitely better, although there's no obvious way to map on to English. Using morae works OK, but most non-linguists don't even know what that means, much less how to count the morae in English phrases.
- zem 14y agoi'm not entirely convinced basing english poetic constraints on morae makes sense. for faux-senryu in particular, i've found that simply sticking to 5/7/5 syllables, coupled with a good feel for the rhythms of english speech, produces very pleasing results.