I couldnt agree more. Syllables in the Japanese language are simple and there are a whole lot of reasons why Haiku poetry is specific to the Japanese language - both in sound and aesthetics.
IMHO, in English, it is very clunky. My appeal to Haiku in English is really driven by the little meta...
I disagree - the foundation of Japanese culture revolves around form AND spirit - - they are inexorably entwined.
Comparing the two (Bukowski and Haiku) is actually apples and oranges. Bukowski is a Western poet and Haiku is an Eastern discipline. Two different cultures. Two different...
He meant that when writers and editors cling to form, its a pathetic excuse because they have no passion left.
When you write all the time and the spirit is in you, good stuff flows.
I also imagine that he heard a lot of crappy editorial rejections back then before he transitioned into being...
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