Again Mike Snider. I'm a big fan of his blog. I find his ability to speak of the personal in such a public forum not only admirable but sometimes breathtaking. I have a lot to learn from him, my genes obviously coming from that English side of my family that finds itself naturally reserved if not downright distant.
He writes an emotional piece on recovered memory and its resultant losses that is stark but fascinating. And the accompanying poem is pure heartbreak. Please read Old Songs in his So Much for Memory post.
FROM RHYTHM TO STRESS IN HOKKU
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Most of you already know the notion that hokku is seventeen syllables
arranged in a 5/7/5 pattern is wrong. Many people were taught that in
modern haiku (b...
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