haibun

I quickly observed that Winke pulls his titles directly from the prose — something typically frowned upon in haibun.

jeffrey winke | i’ll tell you so « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2010

I quickly observed that Winke pulls his titles directly from the prose — something typically frowned upon in haibun.

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A haibun is a poetry form which combines short prose with haiku.

GotPoetry.com News 2009

Ye hay(na)ku lovers should get it -- it's like Basho's "haibun" except it utilizes the hay(na)ku instead of haiku.

THE BLIND CHATELAINE'S KEYS: HER BIOGRAPHY THROUGH YOUR POETICS 2008

Ye hay(na)ku lovers should get it -- it's like Basho's "haibun" except it utilizes the hay(na)ku instead of haiku.

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As the haibun progresses, the narrator, who doubles as protagonist in the imaginary novel, confesses that when he can no longer control the variables in life, he “holds his breath and waits for the narrator to jump in and add a sense of calm to the situation.”

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As the light dims, the reader can reflect on what version of the story the characters in the haibun might have told or the setting can revert to a bar perhaps familiar to the reader, and to stories known only to him.

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He provides the answer in the haiku that closes this evocative haibun.

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His country western & statistical haibun can be found at Simply Haiku.

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Several haibun take place in bars, diners, night clubs or restaurants.

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