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Haiku Sought For our Companion Publication: Information about What We Want

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We have a companion publication called Haiku Ramblings:

It is here http://WordSaladPoetryMagazine.com/haiku/

Examples of Good Modern Haiku - Article by Edward A. Weiss

If you're looking for a good example of haiku poems and you want a more modern example, look no further! Sure, it's easy to find haiku examples of Basho, Issa, and Buson - the old Japanese masters. But what about what haiku poets are doing today? Here, for your reading pleasure are a few examples of modern haiku.

Haiku Example Poem #1

Hot June day --

an otter

slips into the sea

In this haiku by the author's book "Seashore Haiku," we have something that is a good example of a haiku poem and is modern in style. It's modern because it does not follow the 5-7-5 syllable rule invented by the Japanese. But it does retain the haiku sensibility. That is, it's a short poem about nature. It's descriptive and speaks in a present tense style. Broken down into it's component parts, this haiku consists of a fragment "Hot June day" and a phrase "an otter slips into the sea."

Haiku Example Poem #2

Fall afternoon --

the sound of a woodpecker

tapping

In this haiku poem example we have a snapshot of an event taking place sometime in Autumn. From the author's second book "Bird Haiku," this snapshot of nature takes the reader into a scene. In this instance, it's not what's observed but what is heard. Haiku are at their best when they take the reader into the picture. Here, we get the sense of being in the woods. We're not told where but we know that woodpeckers spend most of their time in the forest.

Haiku Example Poem #3

Dry gray branches

surround the robin...

winter thaw

In this haiku poem, also from "Bird Haiku," we have a different arrangement. Here the phrase comes before the fragment. The majority of haiku poems start with the fragment first. But we can also compose them phrase first. It's all about artistic sensibility - whatever sounds and reads the best to the person creating the haiku.

So here we have three examples of haiku poems that are modern in style.

Learn How to Write Haiku! Let haiku poet/author Edward A. Weiss show you how to create your own beautiful haiku poems!. Visit http://wisteriapress.com to learn more.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Edward_A._Weiss

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How to get published in Word Salad

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What We Want to Publish

You might be asking yourself here, "how do I get published in this publication, Word Salad Poetry Magazine?" "What kind of poetry do the editors at Word Salad want to read?" My questions would be the same. Sometimes I read invitations from other publishers and I wonder to myself, "which of my poems would this publication want to read?"

Word Salad is rather open in terms of what we publish; we aren't limited in the scope of the topics, genres, or subjects that we want to publish here.

We do have some guidelines in terms of style, though.

We don't typically publish poetry that is sing-songy, meaning poems that are more like a song than a poem;
We don't typically have a great deal of interest in rhyming poetry;
Avoid being predictable or using cliches;
Be concise;
Read the other poems that we have published.

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