Comments on: Review: Haikubes http://www.haikubytwo.com/review-haikubes/ Alison Kehler and Kelly Westhoff alternate turns posting one new haiku each day. Reviews of haiku-themed products, interviews with haiku authors and guest haiku artists. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kelly http://www.haikubytwo.com/review-haikubes/#comment-3213 Kelly Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:10:55 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=6161#comment-3213 I agree with your comment, Michael, about haiku games extending the idea that haiku is an odd combination of words arranged simply to fit the correct syllable count -- like as long as it's 5-7-5 and "mysterious" it counts as haiku. But I must say, I am partial to magnetic haiku. Probably because it was invented right here in my hometown of Minneapolis. Plus, the word choices there (while limited, of course) aren't as bizarre as what was in Haikubes. See review of magnetic haiku: http://www.haikubytwo.com/magnetic-poetry-haiku-kit/ See interview with inventor of magnetic haiku: http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-interview-dave-kapell/ I agree with your comment, Michael, about haiku games extending the idea that haiku is an odd combination of words arranged simply to fit the correct syllable count — like as long as it’s 5-7-5 and “mysterious” it counts as haiku.

But I must say, I am partial to magnetic haiku. Probably because it was invented right here in my hometown of Minneapolis.

Plus, the word choices there (while limited, of course) aren’t as bizarre as what was in Haikubes.

See review of magnetic haiku:
http://www.haikubytwo.com/magnetic-poetry-haiku-kit/

See interview with inventor of magnetic haiku:
http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-interview-dave-kapell/

]]> By: Michael Baribeau http://www.haikubytwo.com/review-haikubes/#comment-3208 Michael Baribeau Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:10:33 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=6161#comment-3208 As a game I agree it sounds fun but I have always felt these random word generator methods of composing haiku play on many people's perception of haiku as being strange disjointed koans. Here's an example of the first one that came up for me from the haiku generator on everypoet.com. They do offer the caveat calling it a "whimsical little pseudopoetry machine"... cackling abyss sails redly, abandonment pulls praying goats mutter I've also seen the refrigerator haiku word magnets with a couple dozen words on the 'fridge that you can slide around and compose a daily 'ku from. As a game I agree it sounds fun but I have always felt these random word generator methods of composing haiku play on many people’s perception of haiku as being strange disjointed koans. Here’s an example of the first one that came up for me from the haiku generator on everypoet.com. They do offer the caveat calling it a “whimsical little pseudopoetry machine”…

cackling abyss sails
redly, abandonment pulls
praying goats mutter

I’ve also seen the refrigerator haiku word magnets with a couple dozen words on the ‘fridge that you can slide around and compose a daily ‘ku from.

]]> By: Chris http://www.haikubytwo.com/review-haikubes/#comment-3205 Chris Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:22:58 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=6161#comment-3205 Nice comcept but they could have chosen different words to make it family-friendly. It will be fun to play with friends. Cheers. Nice comcept but they could have chosen different words to make it family-friendly. It will be fun to play with friends. Cheers.

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