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| artwork courtesy of Karen A. Smith; dedicated to Sanford Goldstein |
This is known as a haiga, sort of; haiga typically refers to a marriage between illustration and haiku, though mine contains a tanka (or kyoka) instead. I call this one, not surprisingly, a "cartoon haiga."
Most poets in the tanka community probably are very familiar with the concept of "spilling." The expression above is attributed to Sanford Goldstein, scholar/professor, translator, and tanka master of the past few decades—also candid mentor and kind friend to many of us. I'm not a terribly prolific writer; Sanford told me several times to get myself to a cafe (as he himself would do) and then "spill" (without "thinking")! Maybe someday I'll better heed his advice, though I suspect I'll always prefer my own home, where my words tend to come out in the form of occasional sputters instead of flowing out.
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Love your "cartoon-haiga." I don't believe I could ever write in a cafe, although many writers apparently do. Everybody's different.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving--but skip the coffee beans!
This brought a chuckle, Janet. And I found your notes very edifying. I, too, do not think that I could write in a cafe - although one of my kids insists it's one of the few places that he can write. I suppose: where there's a will - there's a place. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteI like complete quiet to write.
ReplyDeleteThanks you two - and I didn't inhale any coffee beans this Thanksgiving!
This was fun to see/read! I enjoyed your process notes too. I prefer writing at home or outdoors...too much going in a cafe for me to feel like my writing can flow. But hey, whatever works! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Janet!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jennifer!!!
ReplyDeleteI like writing in a cafe. My husband and I go to one every afternoon for coffee and to read or to write. I've learned to tune out other people. I also tune them in, trying to observe without being noticed.
ReplyDeleteAdelaide
Glad to see you stopping by again, Adelaide.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice thing to do together every day!