A THOUSAND HILLS
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Masaoka Shiki — the fellow who attempted to “reform” hokku into what he
called “haiku” near the beginning of the 20th century — wrote a lot of bad
verses, ...
4 days ago
Monday, July 03, 2006
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Silliness resides
in modern poetry and
in following the Rules
like the required place names
and lack of meter. It
is just because today
and for a long time now,
"poets" have lost the chops
for rhyme and meter.
where'd your meter go in the last line?
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