Thanks, that was cool. Finding ways to resist the bullshit happening these days in a creative and non-destructive manner is helpful. Thanks. I really like your collages!
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I really like this point Jason: "haiku is the poetry of observation. It is rooted in a rigorous discipline and spiritual practice that frees your mind from anxiety."
Thanks, Neil! I sometimes feel like all of us, poets and readers, take poetry too seriously for all the wrong reasons while failing to take it seriously enough as a true spiritual practice
Really enjoyed reading this. Part of the beauty of Haiku is that they are just moments, mindful moments. An antidote to the relentless cortisol-spiking notifications indeed!
“doomscrolling through breaking news alerts on our phones is not keeping us informed. It is making us sick and limiting our effectiveness as leaders in our communities.” I couldn’t agree more and what a wonderful piece on how to counteract this with haiku and observation.
Thanks, that was cool. Finding ways to resist the bullshit happening these days in a creative and non-destructive manner is helpful. Thanks. I really like your collages!
Thanks, Terry! We artists all have to stick together during these times
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This such a good essay on the power and possibilities of poetry.
Thanks, Stanley!
I really like this point Jason: "haiku is the poetry of observation. It is rooted in a rigorous discipline and spiritual practice that frees your mind from anxiety."
Thanks, Neil! I sometimes feel like all of us, poets and readers, take poetry too seriously for all the wrong reasons while failing to take it seriously enough as a true spiritual practice
Thank you for this essay, Jason. Please keep banging this drum:
"Remember, the enemies of peace and democracy need you to be dispirited to fully execute a takeover of society."
I need to hear it.
Thanks, Liz! I will keep banging the drum with all I have because I don't know that I could look my children in the eyes otherwise.
Really enjoyed reading this. Part of the beauty of Haiku is that they are just moments, mindful moments. An antidote to the relentless cortisol-spiking notifications indeed!
You know I agree! And now I know why.
“doomscrolling through breaking news alerts on our phones is not keeping us informed. It is making us sick and limiting our effectiveness as leaders in our communities.” I couldn’t agree more and what a wonderful piece on how to counteract this with haiku and observation.
Thanks, Sheila!
Been thinking lots about present tense haiku and just this explanation of them generally. That you for lots of food for thought! ☺️