Aw: RE: Haiku Poetry Day Saturday 17 April 2021

[Marius Spix]

In German, there is a similar poem form called Elfchen (diminutive of “Elf”, which mean “eleven”) , which has the structure 1 word – 2 words – 3 words – 4 words — 1 word.

> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. April 2021 um 06:55 Uhr
> Von: "eik--- via Unicode" <unicode at unicode.org>
> An: "'John W Kennedy'" <john.w.kennedy at gmail.com>, unicode at unicode.org
> Betreff: RE: Haiku Poetry Day Saturday 17 April 2021
>
> There are several Haikus written and published also at least in Finnish.
> 
> Erkki I. Kolehmainen
> Mannerheimintie 75 B 37, 00270 Helsinki, Finland
> Mob: +358 400 825 943 
> 
> -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
> Lähettäjä: Unicode <unicode-bounces at unicode.org> Puolesta John W Kennedy via Unicode
> Lähetetty: tiistai 13. huhtikuuta 2021 22.45
> Vastaanottaja: Unicode Discussion <unicode at unicode.org>
> Aihe: Re: Haiku Poetry Day Saturday 17 April 2021
> 
> On Apr 13, 2021, at 12:49 PM, William_J_G Overington via Unicode <unicode at unicode.org> wrote:
> 
> > https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/haiku-poetry-day/
> > 
> > Are haiku poems written in any languages other than Japanese and English?
> 
> I don’t know of any other languages in which haiku /are/ written; I dare say French would serve better than English.
> 
> English hates haiku;
> Syllables, like April snow,
> Melt and flow away.
> 
> Of course, one might always question the meaning of “mora”, Returning to the springtime of English and the forge of the ancient English scops, But I fear that a seven-footed line’s too long.
> 
> > It occurs to me that the 5-7-5 structure in one language may well not have a 5-7-5 structure if translated from one language to another.
> 
> “Traduttore traditore.” (And the more exquisite, the worse.)
> 
> --
> John W Kennedy
> "...when you're trying to build a house of cards, the last thing you should do is blow hard and wave your hands like a madman."
>   --  Rupert Goodwins
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>