Hi all,
I'm wondering what the role of emotion in (primarily non-Japanese) haiku is. Are emotional haiku 'better' for not being purely imagistic or are they just a different strand of the thread? To what extent is it the reader's role to bring haiku in through careful reflection and rereading, and to what extent is the writer responsible for igniting such a reaction in the reader (through choice of topic, kigo/place names, vividness of language, juxtaposition, ma, the truth of a real experience or any of the other techniques available to haiku poets)?
Feel free to refer me to any books if this has already been covered in detail.
Cheers,
Tanvi
I'm wondering what the role of emotion in (primarily non-Japanese) haiku is. Are emotional haiku 'better' for not being purely imagistic or are they just a different strand of the thread? To what extent is it the reader's role to bring haiku in through careful reflection and rereading, and to what extent is the writer responsible for igniting such a reaction in the reader (through choice of topic, kigo/place names, vividness of language, juxtaposition, ma, the truth of a real experience or any of the other techniques available to haiku poets)?
Feel free to refer me to any books if this has already been covered in detail.
Cheers,
Tanvi