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Comment on Haiku, or not? by Jacquie
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/haiku-or-not/#comment-13290
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:47:12 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=1902#comment-13290In reply to Aleta Jacobson.
That’s great that you feel comfortable beginning to share your haiku, Aleta! The haiku community is very supportive. Best wishes on your creative journey!
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Comment on Haiku, or not? by Aleta Jacobson
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/haiku-or-not/#comment-13289
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 19:16:54 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=1902#comment-13289Thank you for explaining this. I’ve been worried about doing this right. I now feel I can put my haiku out there.
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Comment on Biker birds by Jacqueline Pearce
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2006/11/30/biker-birds/#comment-13262
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 17:09:58 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/2006/11/30/biker-birds/#comment-13262In reply to John.
The books sounds intriguing. Sorry I haven’t seen it.
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Comment on Biker birds by John
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2006/11/30/biker-birds/#comment-13261
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 13:27:07 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/2006/11/30/biker-birds/#comment-13261I see you used the term, ‘bikers of the bird world’. There is a collection of short stories called ‘Bikers of the Bird World’. Have you seen it? I’m looking to acquire this book but can’t find it anywhere.
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Comment on Talking to kids about animal needs by Jacqueline Pearce
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/talking-to-kids-about-animal-needs/#comment-11742
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:58:52 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=2639#comment-11742In reply to julietwilson.
Thanks, Juliet!
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Comment on Talking to kids about animal needs by julietwilson
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/talking-to-kids-about-animal-needs/#comment-11740
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:20:36 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=2639#comment-11740Congratulations on getting this published! It looks like a very useful and important book.
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Comment on Talking to kids about animal needs by Jacqueline Pearce
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/talking-to-kids-about-animal-needs/#comment-11735
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:00:49 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=2639#comment-11735In reply to madhuri.
Yes, thanks, Madhuri.
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Comment on Talking to kids about animal needs by madhuri
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/talking-to-kids-about-animal-needs/#comment-11734
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:08:56 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=2639#comment-11734Two important issues we face today, homelessness and animal welfare. The cruelties animals face in factory farming is horrendous.
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Comment on Haiku, or not? by Jacqueline Pearce
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/haiku-or-not/#comment-11726
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 20:57:57 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=1902#comment-11726In reply to Marthe Couture.
Hi Marthe,
The beautiful image of softly falling snow is a nice contrast with the worry about ice and road safety. To me that is a “haiku moment.” However, as Alan suggests, you don’t have to “tell” the reader everything (the worry about road safety can be left implied, rather than stated). Also, even though a haiku in English is often written as three lines, it should only have two parts. Your poem has three grammatical parts. Alan’s edit suggestion is one way of focusing it into two parts. Another idea:
softly falls the snow [or: softly falling snow]
the slide of tires
on hidden ice
You could go back to your moment of experience and think of other ways of making it two parts (a phrase and fragment that “spark” off each other to create additional meaning or emotional impact).
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Comment on Haiku, or not? by haikutec
https://wildink.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/haiku-or-not/#comment-11725
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:53:10 +0000https://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=1902#comment-11725In reply to Marthe Couture.
Dear Marthe,
Softly falls the snow
It was called ice this morning
Is the road safe?
vs
Softly falls the snow
It was called ice
this morning
Removing the last line brings in a certain ‘haikuness’ for me. Haiku is really a half said poem, and sometimes it’s a case of removing two thirds of the poem and moving it into the ‘white space’/’negative space’.
Your ‘Is the road safe?’ is implied within a dynamic white/negative space to my mind.
It really resonates beyond just the sum of your words, I love it!
