Haibun - a traditional poetic form

I have been experimenting with traditional Japanese forms for quite some time. Haiku as most people know is a short poetic form typically shown in two or three lines and being less than 17 syllables.

Haibun is a form that combines prose and haiku, interspersed, such that the haiku augments but does not illustrate or paraphrase what the prose already says. This has traditionally been used for travel journals (See Basho: Journey to the interior).

for a more complete description, some samples and some pointers to resources see rays web .

To see an example of my haibun mythology see Contemporary Haibun Online.

For world class publications in print see Red Moon Press .

Looking for experts? {Jim Kacian, Bruce Ross, Ray Rasmusen}

Comments

[Lene]

Hey Dave,
Thanks for the haibun resources. I'm hoping to visit with my poetry group about haibun tonight. Your new blog design looks great.

Talk to you soon,
Lene