writeALONG! 27th June
- Muskaan Ahuja
- Jun 27, 2023
- 1 min read
A TUESDAY FEATURE
hosts: Muskaan Ahuja, Lakshmi Iyer
guest editor: Sangita Kalarickal
Speculative haiku
Any purist might say that speculative topics should not enter the realm of haiku. For a bit lets
step outside of the realm, and see where our creativity can take us with the basic tenets of the
haiku form. Using the kire, the juxtaposition of two ideas (instead of observations). Within the
confines of speculative poetry lies the idea of this form exploring science fiction and fantasy
(SFF), horror etc.
This week how about stepping into the realm of SFF or horror and writing poems within the
tenets of haiku, again without the explicit usage of cliche.
Proxima b citizens
report a UFO –
Earth Ship One
---- Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Dear all, what a month it has been! We went on such delightful journeys, wrote together, had engaging discussions, there were some excellent resources shared here as well. I, for one, had a blast! Some writing prompts were tough ( for me personally) but there were such fantastic responses! I loved how you all stepped outside your comfort zone and attempted speculative haiku. I salute you for it. Thank you all!
Thank you, Kala, Lakshmi and Muskaan for this opportunity. 🙏
Keep writing, all!
Sangita,
Thankyou for being here with all of us and encouraging us to come out of our comfort zone and write poems on different prompts each week.
I am sure that with constant practice and participation, the poets will see the improvement in their expression.
thinkALONG is grateful to you once again…
Thank you so much Sangita for the stunning write-up here and the response by the poets was amazing! It was a pleasure writing poems all the more with your constant feedback. Thanks much for that!
wolf moon
exactly where
we buried grandpa
A tanka gembun:
Edited:
A man is a man is a man is a ...
when great-grandmother
became a young widow
her hairs were pulled out one by one ... a woman stripped of her being
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Edited:
A man is a man is a man is a ...
when great-grandmother
became a young widow, each of
her hairs was pulled out ...
a woman
stripped of her being why
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Man is a man is a man is a ...
when great-grandmother
became a young widow, each of
her hairs was pulled out a woman
made unattractive why?
feedback, please.
I know this isn't speculative ... more from reality but it's gruesome and so thought it…