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See, below, definitions for haiku, haibun and
haiga
- My Very Own Beat Scene,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (1/08)
- What Are You Up To?,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (10/07)
- Caught
Out,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (7/07)
- Warmth,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (4/07)
- Hammockman, A haiga by Ray
Rasmussen
(4/07)
- The
Storyteller, A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (1/07)
- Catalogue,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (10/06)
- Vista,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (7/06)
- Sunny
Side, A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (4/06)
- Birch
Lake, A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (1/06)
- Birthday
Musings, A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (11/05)
- My Last
Class, A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (9/05)
- Chest Pains,
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (7/05)
- Dover
Beach aka My Back Yard A haibun by Ray Rasmussen
(5/05)
- The Bamboo
Rake A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (3/05)
- Cyber
Café A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (1/05)
- Moving
Day A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (11/04)
- The Moonlit
Trail A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (9/04)
- Red
Man Ruin A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (7/04)
- Clearing
Out the Office A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (6/04)
- The Bathrobe
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (5/04)
- April
A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (4/04)
- The Advent
of Spring A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (3/04)
- The
Weight of Snow A haibun by Ray Rasmussen (2/04)
- Haiku
and meditation Part 3 by Ray Rasmussen (12/03)
- Haiku
and meditation Part 2 by Ray Rasmussen (11/03)
- Haiku
and meditation Part 1 by Ray Rasmussen (10/03)
- Summer haiku
by Susan Rudnick (8/03)
- June haiku
by Susan Rudnick (6/03)
- Spring
haiku by Susan Rudnick (4/03)
- Winter
haiku by Susan Rudnick (3/03)
Haiku
Haiku are short, non-rhyming poems
that describe a moment fully lived.
Whenever we take the time to slow down
and become present to ourselves
and our surroundings,
the possibility of a "haiku moment "
presents itself.
That "moment" forms the substance of
the haiku.
Haibun
Haibun involves prose plus haiku.
Haibun was originated by a Japanese monk pen-named
Basho who kept journals on his extensive wanderings
through Japan in the 17th century (Basho, "Narrow
Road to the Interior."). As practiced today,
haibun is a type of autobiographical prose combined
with haiku poetry. It is focused on everyday experiences,
the personal journey of life, and not just on
nature
themes. The haibun prose style is terse, does not
follow typical rules of grammar (sometimes even
verbs are omitted) and is imagistic - focused on
description. The haiku does not simply repeat
the
prose content, but may allude to it indirectly.
Haiga
Haiga involves haiku plus images. Traditional
Japanese haiga involved brush art work coupled
with a haiku poem done in brush calligraphy.
Like haiku poetry, the haiga art emphasizes simplicity
of expression.
Modern haiga forms practiced both in the West
and in Japan include photo-haiku [haiku attached
to a photographic image], digital-art haiga, and
all modern forms of art coupled with haiku. And,
traditional brushwork haiga is still practiced
in Japan and the West.
In the West, there is some controversy over what
represents legitimate haiku and haiga. Some suggest
that the haiku can simply deepen or enhance elements
of the haiku; for example a haiku referencing a
peony might be represented by an image of a peony.
Others suggest that the image must not simply replicate
the haiku, or put another way, that the haiku must
not simply describe the image. This school believes
that there should be a juxtaposition between haiku
and image--a not immediately clear association
of two things, one visually expressed, the other
expressed in words. On this website, Ray Rasmussen
has represented some of the Japanese Masters with
his digital images. Some of the images closely
mirror a theme or image in the haiku; others offer
juxtapositions. See also:
- Japanese poets
-
contemporary
Western haiga practitioners
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