Digital Haikus by Asfaltkonijn

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Digital Haikus by Asfaltkonijn

• Retake English speaking exam
• Kris Dries

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Haiku?

• Mode of Japanese poetry
• Style
• Use of 3 lines
• Use of a season word
• Use of punctuation mark
• Focus on nature and the place of humans in nature
• Avoids some topics romance, sex, violence

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• No blossoms and no moon,and he is drinking
  sakeall alone!
• I kill an antand realize my three childrenhave
  been watching.

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Digital Haiku

• Thanks to the internet haiku is becoming popular
  in the West
• New forms and styles
• No longer avoids topics such as sex, violence ...
• Digital haiku from Asfaltkonijn

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Whos Asfaltkonijn?

• Dieter (21)
• Flemish blogger (www.asfaltkonijn.be)
• Passionate about Japan
• With the money he earns from his blog, he travels
  to the East
• Puts digital haikus on his blog

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My opinion

• Poetry image no place for your own fantasy?
• PC isnt right place to read poetry (everything
  fast)
• Good that people experiment
• Maybe this will lead to new forms?