The Blog Title


I should explain the title of this blog it is from a Haiku I made up as part of an artwork I created some years back

” How would you know it was just a dream if you don’t know you’re asleep!”

I was pretty pleased with it as it is not just the 17 syllable rule that make it a Haiku but there has to be some reference to time or seasons passing. I hope the shift in tense between would and don’t, imply the difference between a waking and sleeping state hence the passage of time.
Even without the time reference, I still love John Cooper Clarke, the Punk Poet’s skit of a Haiku

“Writing a poem in seventeen syllables is very dific”

Any favourites?

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  • July 15, 2010 at 3:20 am
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    "Writing a poem in seventeen syllables is very dific"

    love it! I'm thinking of taking a creative writing class this semester, but I don't know if I'll be able to produce "quality work" with deadlines. I do need to practice my Haiku.

    Keep posting, and I'll keep reading!

    -Fatima-

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