![]() ![]() ![]() But can a haiku be a haiku if it does not have its own distinct form? Thus i stumbled upon what i humbly call TROIKU, a haiku in the form of 3-6-9! And this tiny collection of haikus charts my journey so far in the search of a perfect troiku! My patient reader, it is entirely yours to decide the merit of this journey. But can i do any better than the Masters who practiced and perfected it centuries ago? Nor that i am not aware of haiku's modern avatars. A treat indeed for all haiku lovers these CRUMBS OF ME! From the author's DEFENSE OF THE TROIKU: "Not that i am not in the know of the traditional form of haiku. Questions that vary from the most mundane to the most perplexing! And in these explorations, he comes up with a new form of haiku that is equally intricate, yet easily accessible to readers of all denotations. One Hundred Poems of Tukaram is a translation of selected poems of this visionary poet who makes his reader see every aspect of life in a new light, enabling them to rethink the whole world in more positive terms. Transcending the traditional subject matter of the haikus - nature - but not excluding it, he delves deep into questions that arise in our lives. ![]() Re-inventing the haiku and the Self! Chandrakant Kaluram Mhatre, the author of amazon bestsellers One Hundred Poems of Tukaram & One Hundred Poems of Chokha Mela, explores in this haiku collection the possibilities of the world's most popular poetry form. ![]()
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