Comments on: The Defiling of Haiku: Morae http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/ Poetry and other writings. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:10:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary R. Hess http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Gary R. Hess Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:50:56 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-604 Thanks. Yes, I meant morae. Thanks. Yes, I meant morae.

]]> By: Emm http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Emm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:56:15 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-597 Sorry to point this out Gary, but you've made a mistake in saying that "jump" has two 'syllables'. It certainly doesn't. It may have two morae but not two syllables. Otherwise, thanks for this informative post. =) Sorry to point this out Gary, but you’ve made a mistake in saying that “jump” has two ‘syllables’. It certainly doesn’t. It may have two morae but not two syllables. Otherwise, thanks for this informative post. =)

]]> By: Alan Summers http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Alan Summers Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:37:49 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-69 Please don't worry about morae at an early stage, but simply know that a haiku is roughly six seconds long, and you can make it fun by having a friend or partner time you by using the parachutists' second count: one thousand; two thousand; up to six thousand. ;-) Both U.S. and U.K. haiku are often twelve or less syllables, but the real form of haiku isn't syllable crunching. Check out my With Words site for a simple overview, then check out my Area 17 blog for some useful quality haiku website links: http://area17.blogspot.com all my best, Alan Please don’t worry about morae at an early stage, but simply know that a haiku is roughly six seconds long, and you can make it fun by having a friend or partner time you by using the parachutists’ second count: one thousand; two thousand; up to six thousand. ;-)

Both U.S. and U.K. haiku are often twelve or less syllables, but the real form of haiku isn’t syllable crunching.

Check out my With Words site for a simple overview, then check out my Area 17 blog for some useful quality haiku website links: http://area17.blogspot.com

all my best,

Alan

]]> By: The Defiling of Haiku: Americanization be Damned http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-13 The Defiling of Haiku: Americanization be Damned Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:00:18 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-13 [...] syllables, seven syllables, five syllables in corresponding lines. You’ve already read why syllables are meaningless in haiku, but what else could possibly be [...] [...] syllables, seven syllables, five syllables in corresponding lines. You’ve already read why syllables are meaningless in haiku, but what else could possibly be [...]

]]> By: Gary R. Hess http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Gary R. Hess Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:51:43 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-12 Maria and Jane, you are both right. It is something the English language can easily butcher. Many languages use morae to distinguish all types of sounds; the English language uses syllables to distinguish vowels only. This makes it especially tough for students who want to learn the phonetics of the language or even new languages in general. Most American students learn only of syllables, making poetry of certain types especially hard without taking further courses on the language. Maria and Jane, you are both right. It is something the English language can easily butcher. Many languages use morae to distinguish all types of sounds; the English language uses syllables to distinguish vowels only. This makes it especially tough for students who want to learn the phonetics of the language or even new languages in general.

Most American students learn only of syllables, making poetry of certain types especially hard without taking further courses on the language.

]]> By: Jean http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jean Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:46:41 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-11 This was all new to me. I have a haiku diary and try to instill the essence of every day into one (with varying degrees of success). But I use the 5-7-5 structure. Don't think I could cope with morae. This was all new to me. I have a haiku diary and try to instill the essence of every day into one (with varying degrees of success). But I use the 5-7-5 structure. Don’t think I could cope with morae.

]]> By: Maria http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Maria Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:33:53 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-10 I was afraid that the Americans would butcher something else so beautiful. Lol. I never knew that about the English language, but mostly because it's so much harder to distinguish between the syllables. I like phonetic languages; no muss, no fuss. I was afraid that the Americans would butcher something else so beautiful. Lol.

I never knew that about the English language, but mostly because it’s so much harder to distinguish between the syllables. I like phonetic languages; no muss, no fuss.

]]> By: Janet http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-defiling-of-haiku-morae/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Janet Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:38:21 +0000 http://blog.poemofquotes.com/?p=10#comment-9 Very interesting! Enjoyed this post! Very interesting! Enjoyed this post!

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