Do haiku need to be 3 lines? How does lineation work in haiku anyway? Connor and Jack dig into these questions with reference to works by Hashimoto Takako, Mayuzumi Madoka, and Basho.

You can find the book that Connor mentions here: www.ndbooks.com/book/on-haiku/

Episode 1: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-062-renga-haiku-week-ep-1

Episode 2: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-63-syllables-haiku-week-ep-2

Episode 3: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-064-the-breakthe-turn-haiku-week-ep-3

Find us on Facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking

Find us on Twitter at: twitter.com/closetalking

Find us on Instagram: @closetalkingpoetry

You can always send us an e-mail with thoughts on this or any of our previous podcasts, as well as suggestions for future shows, at [email protected].