Zip

Another English language Haiku analog, for which, excepting the Wikipedia entry below, after seeing this form mentioned on IPF, I found zip.

In the "zip" form developed by John Carley, a haiku of 15 syllables is presented over two lines, each of which contains one internal caesura represented by a double space.[19][2

buoyed up   on the rising tide

a fleet of head boards   bang the wall

John Carley (Magma No 19, 2001)

Pasted from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English#Variant_forms




Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku, Crystalline, Haibun, Haiga, Haiku, Haikuette, Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

My Example:

a mob assembled  it was great

flash-mobs  I appreciate

Crystalline

Crystalline Verse is a small poem, limited to 17 syllables, whose primary focus appears to be to match the Japanese clarity of image with the English harmony of sound. It was inspired by the Haiku and like the haiku it may be at its best when written in present tense. Any reference that can place the verse in context much like the Japanese kigo (season) or kidai (symbolic seasonal reference) is recommended. 

The Crystalline employs the kireji (cutting word) of the haiku. The kireji in haiku is a word that "cuts off" one view and turns the reader to a different view. In a longer Japanese poem the kireji is 2 long lines inserted midway in the poem that change the direction of the poem not only in structure but in thought. A stand alone small poem such as the Crystalline emulates the long poem's kireji couplet long line frame and it should "cut" or turn the view from one line to the next.

Unlike haiku which observes the image with objectivity and attempts to keep the ego out of the verse, the Crystalline invites the poet's subjectivity and permits the poet's thought and feelings to be communicated through the verse. 

The verse form was created by American poet Denis Garrison and more information can be found at his site, Short Verse. 

The Crystalline is:

• a complete couplet. It can be a stand alone poem or written in any number of couplets as a longer poem. Like the Renga, a longer poem of Crystalline stanzas can be written by alternating more than one poet.

• syllabic, 17 syllables. A regular Crystalline is 8-9 or 9-8 syllables per line. An irregular Crystalline is 2 lines totaling 17 syllables and broken where appropriate other than the 8-9/9-8 regular form.

• written with the English grammatical rules of syntax, caps and punctuation. In other words no all lower case, omitted punctuation, nor incomplete sentences commonly seen in English haiku. Good grammatical English applies.
• at the poet's discretion, written with poetic devices such as rhyme, onomatopoeia, metaphor, allusion etc.
• composed with a "cut" or pivot most often between L1 and L2.

• untitled.
  
  The dust of summer covers the shelf
  where in spring you last left your ring.
  Judi Van Gorder

Pasted fro http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?/topic/1201-crystalline

A big thanks to Judi Van Gorder, other than the inventor, I found nothing else of much help.

The Crystalline: A Haiku Couplet

Denis M. Garrison

Four crystallines by Denis M. Garrison:

# 16

Rain-soaked barnyard’s a muddy bog,

but amidst the muck, blooms marigold.

#17

This primeval sea of prairie grass

is grackle-peppered ... bison-strewn!

#18

In banyan roots enwrapped,

the granite Cross glows in the midst of lilies.

#19

Turtle shell found on grandma’s grave:

vacant, yet it bursts with violets.

DEFINITION: The “crystalline” is a new haiku analogue; a seventeen syllable couplet that assimilates as much as possible from the Japanese haiku tradition into the English poetic tradition. A primary concern for the crystalline is the euphony of the verse. See examples above

Pasted from http://www.scribd.com/doc/15868844/The-Crystalline-A-Haiku-Couplet

A Big thanks to Dennis M. Garrison

My own example:

Winter Equality

In  the backyard grass my dogs all go-

The sidewalk's game if there is snow.

(c) Lawrencealot - December 4, 2014

Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Kimo

• The Kimo is an Israeli version of the haiku, found at Poetry Kaleidoscope.

• There should be no movement in the imagery.
  
  The Kimo is:
• a tristich, a 3 line poem.
• syllabic 10-7-6 syllables per line.
• unrhymed.

• My Dog Angel by Judi Van Gorder
  
  Coffee grounds and egg shells on kitchen floor
  next to overturned trash pail,
  Angel sleeping nearby.

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1188

Thanks to Judi Van Gorder for all her work on the PMO resource.



Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

My attempt

"The Yard's Done"     (Kimo)

Backyard neat with no unraked leaves in sight

rake leaning against tree trunk.

No tracks in fresh snowfall.

© Lawrencealot - December 3, 2013

Haikuette

• The Haikuette is another seemingly, American answer to the haiku and was introduced by Louise Sipfle in the Caulkins Handbook and included in Berg's Pathways...
  
  The Haikuette is:
• a tristich, a 3 line poem. Each line must be a separate entity, yet must contribute to the whole.
• syllabic, 17 syllables or less. There is no specified syllable count per line.
• written without verbs.
• unrhymed.
• titled.
  You by Judi Van Gorder
  
  fresh freckled Lily
  sweet fragrance, pink and spicey
  your face in the sun

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1188>

A big thanks to the efforts for Judi Van Gorder for a wonderful resource at PoetryMagnumOpus

Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Example Poem

Brrrr!

early morning frost

etched crystalline windshield designs

frown on your face

© Lawrencealot - November 28, 2013

Dixdeux

• Dixdeux, French for ten-two, is illustrated by Anthony Fusco in Caulkins' Handbook on Haiku and Other Form Poems, 1970 . . . It appears to have developed as an alternative to the Haiku.
  
  The Dixdeux is:
• written in any number of tercets. When written in more than one tercet, L3 becomes a refrain.
• syllabic, with 10-10-2 syllables per line.
• is unrhymed.
• titled, unlike the haiku.
•  
• -------------- Hot Topic by Judi Van Gorder
  
  an unopened coke sits in closed up truck
  outside the summer temperature rises
  -------------- KABOOM!
  
  sticky brown liquid spatters upholstery
  meticulous owner finds mess inside
  -------------- KABOOM!

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?/topic/1188-haiku-wannabees/>

Thanks to Judi Van Gorder of PMO for reseacrhing this.

My Attempt

Thanksgiving Day Football      (Dixdeux)

The aroma of turkey, panoply

of pies, threaten little distraction to

The game.

Living room furniture placed horseshoe style

in front wide-screen keeping kids away from

The game.

© Lawrencealot - November 27, 2013

Rhaiku

A Poetry form invented on AP by Matt

A poem consisting of One stanza of Rhyme, one stanza of haiku,

 and one stanza of free verse.

The order of the components is up to the poet.

Example Poem

Without Repentance

semi-clad, somnolent,

climbing over broken logs--

kids explore their camp

There had been no time

in the circadian twilight

to properly define the false

Niagara bubbling, with snatches

of Mozart melodies

into nearby brook.

The first awake, they had to take their tawny dog and find

the wonders here that did appear, as frozen, left behind

for summer time respite.  They'd climb and swim and even shout;

for being loud was here allowed, and home-based rules were out-

maybe fleecing their sister (decreasing her oatmeal share),

Some things do last without contrast and happen anywhere.

(c) Lawrencealot - October 20, 2012

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Pixiku

Pixiku

Monday, January 21, 2013

11:28 AM

Pixiku is a poetry form Invented by  Alice E. P. Stephenson, aka SEA_angle on Allpoetry.

The plural of PIXIKU is PIXIKU just as the plural of HAIKU is HAIKU.

Pixiku is THREE line poetry 

(Wild child of Haiku and Senryu).

PIXIKU have no syllable count. Capital letters okay. 

Since we all have something quotable to say once in awhile.

Pixiku, Haiku or Senryu Around The World.  (Up to You.)

HAIKU about nature

SENRYU about everything else

(Lower case. Maximum syllable count 17 syllables.)

PIXIKU is all encompassing with NO syllable count...

(Upper case okay in a Pixiku.)

The following are PIXIKU examples by the inventor

IN YOUR LIFE

You are the star

Your decisions have your autograph

Consequences reflect your character

THE GIFT OF YOU 

Did you know that not only is

Today a gift since the present

YOU are a gift being present

PIXIKU INSTRUCTIONS:

P ixiku is a 3 line poem; original personal quote (thought)

I nvented by poet SEA angel

X eno to poetry and the wild child of Haiku and Senryu

I nvites your life experience self expression etc.

K eeping a syllable count or lower case not required 

U p to you how you set up 3 lines to express your message

Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Example Poem by Lawrencelot

There are just under billion people

alive on the earth today

and you are related to everyone of them by DNA.

(C) Lawrencealot - September 19, 2012

Lune

The lune is also known as the American Haiku. It was first created by the poet Robert Kelly (truly a great poet) and was a result of Kelly’s frustration with English haiku. After much experimentation, he settled on a 13-syllable, self-contained poem that has 5 syllables in the first line, 3 syllables in the second line and 5 syllable in the final line.

There is a variant lune created by poet Jack Collom. His form is also a self-contained tercet, but his poem is word-based (not syllable-based) and has the structure of 3 words in the first line, 5 words in the second line and 3 words in the final line.

As with Kelly’s lune, there are no other rules.

Thanks to Robert  Lee Brewer

Pasted from <http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poets/poetic-form-lune>

Recap:  Kelly Lune, Syllables: 5-3-5

         Collom Lune,   Words:  3-5-3

         Any topic, meter, rhyme, metaphor allowed.

Whereas Haiku is a Japanese word the the plural is still Haiku,

If you write more than one Lune, they are Lunes.

      

Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Examples

How to Write a  Collom Lune

Lune authorship permits

words, not syllables be counted

three, five, three.

Rhyming Kelly Lune

Rhyming a a a

all the way

becomes quite okay.

© Lawrencealot

Ukiah

The Ukiah is frequently referred to as the Reverse Haiku

I figured there was no better source for describing this form than it's Inventor, Robert Ropars, so here it is.

A modest proposal – a new form of poetry the “ukiah”

A modest proposal – a new form of poetry the “ukiah”

Posted in On  July 4, 2009 by robertropars.

We who write, and write poetry specifically, know the haiku. A challenging form, it requires the writer to create a poem as follows:

Traditionally, this Japanese form is best done in such a way that it’s an expression of zen. Often nature-based, the haiku could have multiple meanings/interpretations so part of the enjoyment is finding the meaning in this simple elegant form of poetry.

My idea is the opposite of the haiku. I was thinking it should be a “Roparsku” but my lack of ego (and my very wise girlfriend) kept me grounded. So since I’m talking about the opposite, then reversed it would a “Ukiah.” Now searching around online I see some people have played with variations (calling this a “reverse haiku”), but only changed the syllabic construction. I think a true “reversal” would also take into account the rhyme aspect. In addition, this adds an extra level of challenge to the endeavor.

It would be composed of:

•3 lines in length

•rhyming

•lines 1 and 3 contain 7 syllables

•line 2 contains 5 syllables

Haiku example:

Winds blowing lightly

Leaves whispering in the dark

Stars twinkling above

Ukiah example:

Leaves are drifting in the night

The stars are so bright

Shivering I hold you tight

What do you think? Crazy? Stupid? Fun? Challenging? Try it out and leave me your best examples as comments.

There you go folks, you can respond to the poet at the link below.T

Pasted from <http://robertropars.wordpress.com/tag/reverse-haiku/>

Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Alphabet Haiku

Modern haiku form created by  Beatrice Evans, aka Ronnica at Allpoetry
It requires only strict 5 7 5 syllable construction
with all words beginning with the same letter.

There is no requirement for aha moment and punctuation and metaphor and photos are permitted.

Example Poems

Train track talisman

telling tardy trains that the

tapestry takes time.

Taciturn tableau

 tamed, tree-trunk's tight tendrils tie--

throttle tampering.

(c) Lawrencealot - Feb 23, 2013


 Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Haiga

A Haiga is a Haiku accompanied by a picture.

Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Haibun

Haibun (俳文?, literally, haikai writings) is a prosimetric literary form originating in Japan, combining prose and haiku.

A haibun may record a scene, or a special moment, in a highly descriptive and objective manner or may occupy a wholly fictional or dream-like space.[citation needed] The accompanying haiku may have a direct or subtle relationship with the prose and encompass or hint at the gist of what is recorded in the prose sections.

Pasted from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haibun>


Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Example Poem

To Kill Those Mocking Words

He was told to write outside of his comfort zone, choosing a form in which he'd never written

and make it his own for just a little while. "Let me use my pencil and tablet ma, this keyboard

is already outside of my comfort zone.  "  But she replied that it was all part of his learning experience.

He continued, dejected because chewing his pencil helped him think.

dialog message

unblanks his screen again -

finger hits cancel

© Lawrencealot - March 19, 2013

Haiku

HAIKU is both singular and plural.

A Japanese form designed to be small and concise by limiting the number of lines and the number of syllables in a line. Japanese haiku are three-line poems with the first and the third line having five syllables and the middle having seven syllables. English-language Haiku may be shorter than seventeen syllables, though some poets prefer to keep to the 5-7-5 format.

A true is much more than a poem is 5-7-5 format.

• Use concise, simple and clear language
• Write in two sections, using a fragment and a phrase
• Use sense images, in particular what you see or hear
• Write in the present tense
• Compare or contrast two different images as juxtapositions
• Try to include a seasonal reference
• Write in 17 syllables or less, preferably between 8-12
• Use minimal (if any) punctuation
• Try to make your haiku open-ended and evocative
• Try not make judgments or express your opinions
• Limit your use of adjectives and try not to use adverbs
• Do not use rhyme, simile, metaphor or personification
• There is no need for capital letters, except for proper nouns

And there are many Haiku knock-offs:
Related Forms: Alphabet Haiku,  Crystalline,  Haibun,  Haiga,  Haiku,  Haikuette,  Kimo, Lune, Pixiku, Rhaiku, Sijo, Ukiah, Zip

Example Poems

voluptuous wife approaches -
low-cut gown
perfume excites


dog on lap
puppy barks -
two dogs on lap

(c) Lawrencealot -