poemranker ::when you want your haiku to be cool but otherwise got it trashed because you are f*#ing limited by 5-7-5...and you think you can get away with it but end up getting criticized in the web by jardz

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when you want your haiku to be cool but otherwise got it trashed because you are f*#ing limited by 5-7-5...and you think you can get away with it but end up getting criticized in the web

by jardz

Member since 2002 · Posted 25 Aug 2002 · 3 comments

Go abuse the web! Think we are but great poets, but our work is crap.

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[1] poetandknowit 25-Aug-02/7:20 PM Reply
Sound like a more of a chip on the should rather than a haiku.
[5] Robert K Foster 20-Jun-03/5:32 AM Reply
the limitations are what force the discipline and that is the essence of the Haiku form--beauty through discipline.
"sometimes an apparent constraint can serve to free the imagination" - Theodore Roethke
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. › Robert K Foster 20-Jun-03/6:11 AM Reply
Dear Robert K Foster,

Having observed your behaviour on PoemeRanker for a number of months now, it seems clear to me that your greatest achievement to date lies in comprehending the 5-7-5 syllable count constraint employed in the Haiku form. However, given that Japanese syllables are different to English syllables in terms of "length" and the "amount of information" they convey, this limitation cannot really be imposed formally. Had you written all your Haiku in Jap I might have some sympathy for your outrageous, and frankly rather offensive, claims. May I suggest you pay a visit to the following site:

http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~loudon/alexey_def.htm

In so doing, you will realise that I have based my entire argument on something I read on a random website. However, I'm sure you will see that you are indeed a cadlington.

Good day.