01-05-2016, 10:07 PM
This is a debate that's been going on for more than half a century, and the problem usually arises because there are two Haikus: Traditional Haiku, and Modern Haiku, which most ELH (English-Language Haiku) falls into. Modern does not have as strict rules, loosens the requirements, but usually attempts to maintain the spirit the original, though in what ways can vary.
Some people do not like this, saying Modern isn't really Haiku, but that is a semantic argument: many people do not like all the different ways language evolves, but that does not make those evolutions not exist, and Modern Haiku as a genre (sometimes under varying titles/names, such as ELH) exists.
For me, the bigger issue here is the lack of a juxtaposition of two things, preferably two distinct images. Although, there seems to be a slightly cynical criticism lurking in it that suggests it might really be a Senryu.
Some people do not like this, saying Modern isn't really Haiku, but that is a semantic argument: many people do not like all the different ways language evolves, but that does not make those evolutions not exist, and Modern Haiku as a genre (sometimes under varying titles/names, such as ELH) exists.
For me, the bigger issue here is the lack of a juxtaposition of two things, preferably two distinct images. Although, there seems to be a slightly cynical criticism lurking in it that suggests it might really be a Senryu.