Per Diem Archive: S. Carter November 2013, Naked Haiku
Haiku taken from Haibun — Haiku removed from its original haibun context to stand alone.
The question, “If haiku attached to haibun can stand alone, is the prose really necessary?” is a good one. Equally valid: “Shouldn’t haibun and haiku be one inseparable unit?” Lost in the shuffle is a third question: If the haiku ”orphaned or not gives pleasure, what does it matter?” For me, that’s where the defense of independent haiku rests.
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