Jan 30, 2023·edited Jan 30, 2023Liked by SB Wright
Richard Wright's Haiku is also on my reading list. Enjoyed 'arrested mid-fall' and 'slow, fat drops' especially. Miss the slow humid buildup to an afternoon or evening storm.
The first haiku sums up my break as well--most of them really! Been teaching a little all this month, but Semester 2 for my main course starts Thursday.
Another possibility for the last haiku might be a one-liner:
overnight rain / everything in its deepest hue
Substack's reply format doesn't seem to allow more than one space for a longer gap, so indicated the break. Hope the breathing improves!
I'll let you know how the Wright goes. A cursory glance reveals an older style (ie 575) and formatting. I don't miss the humidity at all, the close rotting in the cupboard...probably a haiku there 😆.
Good luck with your course. I start my Haiku/Haibun unit Wednesday.
I hadn't even considered the one-liner. The breathing seems better. Still breathless talking in class though.
Richard Wright's Haiku is also on my reading list. Enjoyed 'arrested mid-fall' and 'slow, fat drops' especially. Miss the slow humid buildup to an afternoon or evening storm.
The first haiku sums up my break as well--most of them really! Been teaching a little all this month, but Semester 2 for my main course starts Thursday.
Another possibility for the last haiku might be a one-liner:
overnight rain / everything in its deepest hue
Substack's reply format doesn't seem to allow more than one space for a longer gap, so indicated the break. Hope the breathing improves!
I'll let you know how the Wright goes. A cursory glance reveals an older style (ie 575) and formatting. I don't miss the humidity at all, the close rotting in the cupboard...probably a haiku there 😆.
Good luck with your course. I start my Haiku/Haibun unit Wednesday.
I hadn't even considered the one-liner. The breathing seems better. Still breathless talking in class though.