Poetry

Let us remember...that in the end we go to poetry for one reason, so that we might more fully inhabit our lives and the world in which we live them, and that if we more fully inhabit these things, we might be less apt to destroy both. --Christian Wiman, Editor
of "Poetry Magazine."

It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there --From Asphodel, that Greeny Flower

Wouldn't it be interesting for each of us
to write something in English in a poetry form

Let's try Haiku. Haiku is Japanese poetry and is noted for its short lines and limited number of syllables. The number of syllables can vary, but the object is to say something meaningful with a limited number of words. This is good practice for writing in English since modern readers and writers like to chop and chip their writing down as far as possible. The goal seems to be to say the most in the fewest words.he
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Let's say for our Haiku we will write three lines, of a 5 -7-5 syllable pattern or 3-5-3 pattern. For example:

The beauty
of things imperfect
divine nature.

or

All around no flowers in bloom
Nor maple trees to shade us.
loneliness surrounds.

Try it --It's fun!

Sue