Saturday, July 24, 2010
Blog Entry 9
Haiku is a writing style that appears to equal "short and sweet" in English writing style. I like the fact that the Japanese poets attempt to use more than just words, but imagery and current events like weather, seasons, or their surrounding to help illustrate a story or message. It is also a more bold and confident writing style because it leaves less material open for interpretation and usually only has one meaning. I look forward to the opportunity to learn more about this particular writing style more in this course. Can you think of a similar writing style used in English poetry or story telling?
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Hi, Jason. No, I think English-language poetry tends toward more words than haikus, so there is something special about this Japanese tradition. Would you like to try writing one yourself? Nancy
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