he finds his voice
in the frog chorus ...
the haiku poet
NHK has started a new two-year course,
where kigo figure prominently and
the teacher stated something like that ...
find your own voice
by choosing the season words carefully,
bring them alive in your very own images
Basic Japanese Haiku Theories
Kigo, seasonal words ... the Basics
NHK HAIKU ... NHK 俳句
Later I wrote a piece of advise to a haiku friend
I guess you just have to find your own voice
among all the poems
that go under the cover of English language HAIKU.
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Froschkonzert
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very good advice Gabi!
ReplyDeletefirst warm day
a hermit thrush
pumps its tail
THN, May 2004, vol 6:4
Gene
Thanks for quacking here, Gene! much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteGabi
Ms Greve,
ReplyDeleteI am here more often than you think.
Gene;)
Thanks again Gene
ReplyDeleteMs Greve ... do I know her .. ?
Here in Japan I am plain GABI SAN, they just can not pronounce the rest of my name .. big grin ...
Gabi
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first light...
ReplyDeleteslow to rise
a phoebe's tail
The publication is out of print.
Gene
Gabi, I like the allusion in this, the humour and the number of ways in which it might be read.
ReplyDeleteJ.
bum bum bum
ReplyDeletebum bum bum ieaaaa
Paul MaCartney voice
well said gabi
sound like our mission statement
C.S.J.
Brings a smile, Gabi. I wonder if the poet's "voice" is a little croaky, too?
ReplyDeleteS.
Gabi san, what a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteMy.
Gabi, what a wonderful haiku. I love the many interpretations.
ReplyDeleteME
Terrific, Gabi san.
ReplyDeleteThe excellent advice in it reminds me of an old poem called "Far Better That You Be a Raven".
I think the poet's name was Keith Castro, but I'm not sure.
neko
ribbit ribbit
ReplyDeleteribbit ribbit ribbit rib
bit croak thud!
Sue
PS in the interest of equality.....
she finds her voice
in the frog chorus
the haiku poet
ss
Very light hearted, clever haiku, Gabi. Love it!
ReplyDeleteDB
Gabi,
ReplyDeleteLike I have said before, and now:
Higginson admired you, I admire you and I cannot tell you how many of the top haiku editors that I personally know have
suggested your Kigo website.
G.
Hi Gabi...I like your haiku and I like your gentle persistence with us.
ReplyDeletelily pond:
another poet
clears his throat
L.
old pond...
ReplyDeletethe eldest poet
croaks first
G.
That is so much fun! :-)
ReplyDeleteGrinning like a mad woman...
J.
Hi Gaby,
ReplyDeletemy translation :
il trouve sa voix
dans le choeur des grenouilles...
le haijin
best, daniel
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WHCworkshop/message/65575
Hi Gabi!
ReplyDeleteI like what Gene has to say, and thank you Gabi,
kigo is a great feature of haiku and it would be a shame if it was abandoned, or perhaps even worse, diluted.
May the force be with you Gabi Skywalker.
another fan, and admirer,A.
Gabi that really caught my mind's eye.....guess now and then we all have something to croak about
ReplyDeleteGr.
so much is echoed in the haiku pen;
ReplyDeletethanks for the links
g
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cherrypoetryclub/message/34831