{"id":245,"date":"2012-01-28T17:44:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T17:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2022-09-12T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:45:16","slug":"haiku-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=245","title":{"rendered":"Haiku of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is<\/em> an Haiku, anyway? Perhaps the best way to describe it is by using the medium itself! Here are two attempts (by me):<\/p>\n

Japanese Haiku:
\na poetic distillate
\nof seventeen sounds.<\/p>\n

Actually, although this is technically true to the rules, in that it has three lines, with a set or prescribed number of syllables or, more correctly, sounds, per line, to wit, five – seven – five, it’s not really<\/em> haiku. The haiku is normally used to write about Nature (and not the author, or the modern world – they have other names) and gives a hint as to what season it is. The final line often holds a surprise. However, rules – particularly rules for any artistic endeavour, are made to be broken! The final line often holds a surprise. But, remember,<\/p>\n

Counting syllables
\nand mentioning some cherry trees
\nwon’t make it haiku!<\/p>\n

But anyway, let’s not get too<\/em> observant. As we say in Cork, “yerra, feck it!”<\/p>\n

Here are my weekly haiku<\/a>. Or, if you want to look at the previous weeks’ and months’ offerings, click here<\/a>.<\/h2>\n

Or, better yet, purchase a copy<\/strong><\/em> of my book of haiku with Eblana Press, The Silence Unravelling!<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is an Haiku, anyway? Perhaps the best way to describe it is by using the medium itself! Here are two attempts (by me): Japanese Haiku: a poetic distillate of seventeen sounds. Actually, although this is technically true to the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P36zMW-3X","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5752,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions\/5752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}