User:Ravenswingpoetry/Haynaku

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A haynaku (also hay(na)ku) is a poetic form which consists of three lines (a tercet) and consists of a total of six words:

The first line contains one word The second line contains two words The third line contains three words

This form does not concern itself necessarily with syllable count or meter.

History

The form was invented in 2003 by Eileen Tabios, an American poet. The form was debuted on the World Wide Web on June 12, 2003, which is also Phillipino Independence Day. Tabios initially called the form the "Pinoy Haiku", but Vince Gotera proposed the name "hay(na)ku" later. This is the commonly known name for the form in use today.

Usage A hay(na)ku can be written as a single poem or several stanza in hay(na)ku form can be chained together - this is known as a chained hay(na)ku or a hay(na)ku chain.

For more info, please see: http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/haynaku.htm#history