Welcome to Go Dog Go Cafe’s Haibun Wednesday!

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What exactly is Haibun?

Autobiographical poetic prose accompanied by haiku.

Bruce Ross

In his old age Basho, who may be credited with establishing the haiku form, undertook a long journey to the remote regions of northern Japan, fully expecting to die before completing it. He did complete the journey, and his record of it has become a classic of world literature and an example, in the broadest sense, of haibun, autobiographical poetic prose accompanied by haiku. 
– Journey to the Interior, American Versions of Haibun, Edited by Bruce Ross

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Writer’s guide…

Some things to keep in mind when writing haibun:

• The range of haibun is broad and frequently includes autobiography, diary, essay, prose poem, and travel journal.
• A haibun is a combination of prose and haiku.
• The prose is brief and simple and usually written in the present tense.
• The haiku should not attempt to repeat, quote, or explain the prose.
• A haibun should be titled.

Online Resources:
Contemporary Haibun Online
Haiku Society of America
Haibun Today
Knock-Your-Socks-Off Art and Literature
Poets.org – Closer Look at Writing Haibun

Books:
Word Craft: Prose & Poetry: The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry
* If you know of other online or paper resources, let us know!

Last Week’s Entries on Spring
I absolutely adore reading about your days…thank you for sharing!
David [ben Alexander] – Passover, or: Pesach
solitary 4 tomorrow – in dialogue
Ron. – Spring, You Say?
Stine Writing – Haibun Wednesday
Ecopoet – Pale Sky
Bilocalalia – April Snow
The Bag Lady – Spring
Jewish Young Professional – Spring Reminds Me that I Have Failed as a Woman
Out of the Cave – Growing up Cute

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Now over to you…

• This week’s prompt is to write about an encounter with an animal. Go where the prompt leads.
  
  Here are my thoughts on the prompt: A New Seed

• Post the poem to your blog by APRIL 26, tag Go Dog Go Cafe, and include a link that leads readers back to this post. * I will be on vacation on April 19, so you have two weeks to write and submit!

• Add the link for your poem in the comments below.

• Read one or two of other writer’s links…we all get better together. 

DM

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Hey y’all, thanks for visiting the Go Dog Go Cafe and reading today’s selection. I am Donna Matthews, a born and bred Texan who can usually be found writing at the DJ Ranch, doodling, taking pictures, and traveling the world on foot. I’m all about love, people, sharing, and exploring life together, and would love to get to know you. Come on over for a visit sometime 💙