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Podcasts
- Episode 067 Translation Part 2 - Haiku Week Ep. 6
4/29/2019
Translation is such a huge topic in haiku we decided it needed two episodes! Connor and Jack continue their discussion of Basho's famous haiku and add…
- Episode 066 Translation Part 1 - Haiku Week Ep. 5
4/28/2019
Most classic haiku come to English speakers through translation. Connor and Jack use one of Basho's most famous haiku as a way into the thorny…
- Episode 065 Lineation - Haiku Week Ep. 4
4/27/2019
Do haiku need to be 3 lines? How does lineation work in haiku anyway? Connor and Jack dig into these questions with reference to works by Hashimoto…
- Episode 064 The Break/The Turn - Haiku Week Ep. 3
4/26/2019
Since Connor and Jack decided during episode 2 of haiku week that the 5-7-5 syllable rule does not define what makes a haiku, they explore the…
- Episode 063 Syllables - Haiku Week Ep. 2
4/26/2019
If you've heard of haiku, you've probably heard about the rule of 5-7-5: the numbers of syllables that are "supposed" to be in each line of the poem…