Presenter: Daniel James
The Japanese art form Haiku forms the warming up for May's Theatre of Spontaneity.
A Haiku Poem is composed thus:
Five Syllables
Seven Syllables
Five Syllables
The short form tells a story minimalistically which encourages the writer to really focus on the most descriptive words and phrases.
My house is burned
But the cherry tree in my garden
Scatters its blossoms
As if nothing has happened.
But the cherry tree in my garden
Scatters its blossoms
As if nothing has happened.
(Anonymous)
After the Japanese Tsunami, 11 March 2011, I decided to sit in the sun and read some haiku from the book, "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches". This one (above) is a favourite of the great Japanese Haiki Poet, Matsuo Basho, written by a friend of his after his house burned down. It is of course translated into English and may not completely follow Haiku form).
Daniel James continues.....
However creative juices can flow to create a Haiku chain whereby the last line of the first poem constitutes the first line of the next Haiku and so on.
Bring your creative juices
5
7
5
and see what creativity in the written word can bring to creativity in action.
See you at the Theatre of Spontaneity, Sunday 29 May from 6.30-8.30 p.m
PIM, 155 Langridge Street
Fee: $20.00 ($15.00 MPS members) A light supper is served.
RSVP John De Bono 0429 427 873
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