{"id":3592,"date":"2005-02-04T16:39:17","date_gmt":"2005-02-04T20:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/02\/04\/haiku-circus\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:00","slug":"haiku-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/02\/04\/haiku-circus\/","title":{"rendered":"haiku circus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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5-7-5 haiku myth<\/FONT><\/A> — <\/FONT>to point you to <\/FONT><\/FONT>Haiku Circus<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A>, by Ken Sakamoto, “A comic strip <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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that combines drawings <\/FONT>with haiku poetry (5-7-5 syllables).”<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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      <\/FONT>logo\/magnet<\/FONT><\/A> and more at cafepress.com<\/FONT>  \"haikuCircus\" <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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On the <\/FONT>FAQ page<\/FONT><\/A>, comic-haijin Sakamoto says:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Q: Is this really traditional haiku poetry?
<\/STRONG>A: It’s pop culture haiku. I break a few rules, but the syllables are still there.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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We won’t let his syllable obsession keep us from smiling at Ken’s wit, sharing in<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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his frequent haiku moments, or wondering just what he’s <\/FONT>smokin<\/FONT><\/A>‘.  <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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