haiku here and there
like corpses in my valley
yet so many poets
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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...Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry which is in 17 syllables breaking into three lines with first and last lines in five syllables each and the middle line seven syllables. In haiku, poets address a picture vividly. The picture is about nature but the interpretation is left to the readers despite the writers thought. But some of my haiku here break free from the traditional form of haiku thematically.
Dear Akhu,
ReplyDeleteDo you know Bengali? I found out the alphabets of Manipuri are similar to Bengali. I don't find your poems etc in Manipuri. I have translated some Haikus in Bengali. In case you know Bengali, you may visit my translation site:
http://anubadak.wordpress.com
Regards
Malay Roychoudhury
Dear Malay
ReplyDeleteIm a great fan of your poetry. particularly ur writings during Hungryalist Poets day. I read about your prosecution for your poetry Stark Electric Jesus.
what appealed to me most was to read the letters to you by Allen Ginsberg. I love Ginsberg for everything he wrote. I read all these in a blog.
Yes, we used Bengali Script. but now people are trying to revive our indegenous script. it has been taught in school these days. And I dont understand Bengali.
Recently A fren from Kolkotta send me a poetry collection "Postmodern Bangla Poetry" in which you wrote the introduction. He sent it to me because i have been asking him to get me english translation of ur poems.
Thanks a lot for dropping this message..im so glad :)