Category: haiku
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The American haiku is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku. <<last post >>next post See more American sentences by Sarah Torribio HERE
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‘The perfect day is just pottering, drinking tea till I piss myself.’ —Sarah Torribio The American haiku is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku.…
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“I keep my misery like a pet, lest its cause should be forgotten.” –Sarah Torribio The American sentence is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional…
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Sidewalks are awkward–should I smile at a stranger or avert my eyes? –Sarah Torribio The American sentence is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku.…
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‘Like you, I am made of star-shine and matrilineal DNA.’ –Sarah Torribio The American sentence is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku. >>last post…
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In autumn I feel Druid yearnings for fire and deep talk amid stones. –Sarah Torribio >>last post <<next post See more haiku by Sarah Torribio HERE
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I want the kind of man who rips the matrix asunder, then beckons. –Sarah Torribio >>last post <<next post The American sentence is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique…
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A writer’s married to solitude, as the craft takes time and effort. –Sarah Torribio >>last post <<next post The American sentence is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor…
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Everyone talks about fall’s glowing hues–few mention its crunchiness. –Sarah Torribio The American haiku is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku. >>last post <<next…
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The zen of slicing and salting potatoes for a mess of hash-browns. –Sarah Torribio The American haiku is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku.…