User talk:Susumususumu

Mountain connections

Hi and thanks for introducing good new info at Haiku in English. It could be we'd be better setting up a new section on haiku sequences in the article, to include reference to Marlene's connections/mountain sonnets, as well as to rengay, gunsaku etc. In tidying up, I'm sorry if I've messed with the distinction between her 'connections' and her 'mountain sonnets'. Is each ku in a sequence a 'connection' and a sequence of 14 of them is a 'mountain sonnet'? Doesn't she do 36-ku sequences too - what does she refer to them as? If you respond here I'll know; or if you think it more appropriate to take this discussion to the article's talk page please do. Best wishes --Yumegusa (talk) 23:29, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Yes each unit of 14 is a 'mountain sonnet' and each one line haiku is a connection.

She has done kasen length connections these do not have names as a form other than '36 one line haiku connections' and she's even done 100 one line haiku connection series. She doesn't have a page here and maybe should at some point do you think? Her visual haiku are important too I feel. Do I just answer here or put at your talk too? Susumususumu (talk) 23:52, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Actually thinking again she calls the 36 series 'links' eg '36 one line haiku links' the 'connections' are works connected to quotes or slogans by others - that's the 'connection' element so each one line haiku in the connection's works is a one line haiku link. 14 of these is a Mountain Sonnet - the whole piece is a 'Connection' so the title 'The James Connection' or 'The Harold Connection' (connected to Harold Henderson quotes) Susumususumu (talk) 00:09, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying and updating the article. No need to duplicate the discussion on my talk page too. I've proposed a new section for haiku sequences at Talk:Haiku in English. Perhaps you'd care to express your opinion there? Thanks --Yumegusa (talk) 12:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)