writeALONG! 1st August

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Muskaan Ahuja, Lakshmi Iyer

guest editor: Shloka Shankar

Please note:

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's monthly journal -- haikuKATHA, each month.

Poets are requested to post poems that adhere to the prompts/exercises given.

Only 1 poem to be posted in 24 hours. Total 2 poems per poet are allowed each week (numbered 1,2). So, revise your poems till 'words obey your call'.

If a poet wants feedback, then the poet must mention 'feedback welcome' below each poem that is being posted.

Responses are usually a mixture of grain and chaff. The poet has to be discerning about what to take for the final version of the poem or the unedited version will be picked up for the journal.

The final version should be on top of the original version for selection.

Poetry is a serious business. Give you best attempt to feature in haikuKATHA !!

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While a haiku moment is considered sacrosanct by several practitioners of the form, sometimes using allusions and mythology can add a different dimension to the piece. Myth and literature go together but have you ever tried alluding to a Greek or Indian mythological character in your haiku/senryu? It could be serious or it could be tongue-in-cheek.

Here’s one that brilliantly uses the myth of Sisyphus in a modern, everyday “grind” context:

Monday morning coffee the strength of Sisyphus

– Joe McKeon

Which character will you pick this week? Brownie points if you can give it a contemporary spin/relevance.