Why Write in Form? by Rebecca Hazelton | Poetry Foundation
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Why Write in Form? by Rebecca Hazelton | Poetry Foundation
Haiku is precise. It conforms to an exact syllabic count: the first line has five syllables, the second has seven, and the third has five. Within that container the poet’s wings expand in all directions, touching the ordinary and rendering it extraordinary. There is freedom in form.