Haibun and Haiku Writing for Creative Composition 1 subject

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1. C RE A TIVE C O MP O SITI O N 1

2. Read and familiarize this short poem. There is no frigate like a book by Emily Dickinson There is no frigate like a book To take us Lands away, Nor any Coursers like a Page Of prancing Poetry- This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of Toll- How frugal is the Chariot That bears a Human soul.

3. HAIKU A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

4. senryu Is  a three-line, unrhymed Japanese poetic form, similar in structure to haiku, but focused on human nature , foibles , and everyday life , often with a satirical, ironic, or darkly humorous tone, rather than haiku's focus on nature and seasons. 

5. HAIKU SAMPLES 1. The light of a candle Is transferred to another candle— Spring twilight. - Yosa Buson 2. I write, erase, rewrite Erase again, and then A poppy blooms. - Katsushika Hokusai

6. HAIKU SAMPLES 3. love between us is speech and breath, loving you is a long river running. - Sonia Sanchez In a Station in the Metro The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. - Ezra Pound

7. MY Own Haiku 1.River-passing Agony and tears-dropping Delayed , apple-picking. 2. Soft and slow mornings Sunshine, bougainvillea and gusty wind Tranquility and solitude are true riches . 3. Her wounded heart Her calloused hands Tomorrow , over morrow and sunset .  

8. TANAGA A Filipino rhyming poem consisting of four lines with seven syllables in each line. Example 1 Tinolang walang sabaw , Bombilyang walang ilaw , Dalagang walang dalaw , Tulad kong walang Ikaw. - Teddy Corpuz Example 2 Kahit trapik ay sagad , Mga taksi ay isnab , Di pa rin magiging mad, Dahil di -flat ating love. -Amadeo Mendoza Example 3 Nang ako’y nag- aabang Ng tala’t bulalakaw , Bigla kang napadaan At ako’y tinamaan .   -Mark John Abeleda

9. HAIBUN A haibun is a Japanese literary form that combines prose and haiku (a three-line poem) to create a single, unified work . The prose segment, often a descriptive passage, diary entry, or travel journal, sets the scene or evokes a mood, while the subsequent haiku illuminates, deepens, or provides a contrasting perspective on the prose's content. Originating in the 17th century with poet  Bashō , haibun typically focuses on experiences, nature, and emotions, using concise language to capture a specific moment or insight.

10. Matsuo basho (1644-1694) THE SAINTLY POET . In his hands, the haiku became a form dedicated to poetry of high seriousness, but with a wide range of diction and subject matter. He coined the word 'Haibun” (HIGH-BUN) in 1690. His iconic work 'Oku no Hosomichi' (Narrow Road to the Interior) narrates the ecstatic beauty through the traverse of 1500 miles over 156 days, mostly on foot, from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to the northerly interior region known as Oku.  

11. Own Example MOTHERHOOD My mother’s hands, roughened by time and endless toil, held mine as we walked. The worn leather of her purse, her last fifty a silent companion to countless errands and adventures, swung gently at her side. Her pallor-a symbol of shaping lives and nurturing dreams-hold my breath like a warmest and safest haven on earth. Each rise, a testament to her patience, her strength. It’s totally her- my Demeter whose love steadily flow . her wounded heart her whispered stories seeds of vitality-helping me grow.  

12. Artificial Afternoon. No windows in my room. The sun sinks behind a screen. My ears bleed in the absence of a whistling wind. In the wake of its loss, a hum. Static. Electromagnetic ghosts bussing where the breeze once was. The blade I clutch is forged from the same substance as theirs, who have replaced the flesh of ours, with their clinking and clanking steel, steps as heavy as a wheel of an old vehicle. I tire of trying, for I tried and tried-tried jumping from a building, tried drowning, tried holding my breath, and biting my tongue. I tried to fire the trigger of my firearm. They caught the bullet before I fired. I tried to find my thoughts. Thoughts that have gone through trials and transformations, fictitious notions, and mistranslations. I have let them live. They won’t let me die. Not even with this knife, with which I planned to take my life. Devoid of a permanent end, I ponder how it all began. An indolence-born idea. Type down a prompt, and let them think on behalf of myself.  

13. Questions: What is the central point of this haibun? What are the images present in the sample haibun “Artificial”? Do you like the haibun? Why or why not? If given a chance to revise and enhance the haibun, how will you improve it?

14. Activity Write two self-made haikus, one tanaga and one haibun. Write your answers using your big notebook. Take pictures while accomplishing the activity and send through messenger or via Creative Composition 1 chat group. Enjoy writing!