Friday, March 12, 2010

Poetry Friday

A "Western Haiku" need not concern itself with the seventeen syllables since Western languages cannot adapt themselves to the fluid syllabic Japanese. I propose that the "Western Haiku" simply say a lot in three short lines in any Western language.

~ Jack Kerouac ~

2 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for sharing about Kerouac!

    Laura

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  2. Now that's a great definition! I don't know that it makes haiku any easier, though. Thanks for sharing.

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