Haiku Review: A critique in 17 syllables
Posted at 10:33 AM on February 19, 2013
by Molly Bloom
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Filed under: Art Hounds, Poetry
Why use a 17th century form of Japanese poetry to write reviews? Why not?
Is it harder to
sum up a show in haiku
than in paragraphs?
sum up a show in haiku
than in paragraphs?
Let's find out. We asked our Art Hounds to give it a try. Read their attempts and then leave your haiku review in the comments!
Framing the Field photo exhibit at St. Kate's, by Audra Williams
Remember film photos?
Black, white, limited series.
Minnesota pride.
Black, white, limited series.
Minnesota pride.
"Ballet Works Project" by the James Sewell Ballet, by Thomas Haakenson
Move like you mean it.
When the movement is stillness
you find yourself again.
When the movement is stillness
you find yourself again.
Cindy Sherman at the Walker Art Center, by Alberta Lee Orcutt
a diamond ring
a hairy mole, crooked tooth
woman goddesses
a hairy mole, crooked tooth
woman goddesses
Yo La Tengo at First Avenue, by Tom Steffes
Swirling, hypnotic
Glorious cacophony
Wow! Just three people?
Glorious cacophony
Wow! Just three people?
Charlie Parr's album "Barnswallow," by Brian Beatty
Beautifully raw
song stories vintage and new
played with so much heart.
song stories vintage and new
played with so much heart.
Long Day's Journey into Night at the Guthrie, by Rachel Sear
Morning, whiskey, bright
Morphine, TB, more whiskey
Heartbreaking, well acted
Morphine, TB, more whiskey
Heartbreaking, well acted
"Coronado" by Renegade Theater in Duluth, by Lawrence Lee
strangers in a bar
three stories twist and unfold
the wheel always turns
three stories twist and unfold
the wheel always turns
Now it's your turn. 17 syllables. Go.
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