tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post2648774429795899595..comments2023-03-26T11:31:24.472-04:00Comments on Blogging Along Tobacco Road: When Empathy Leads to HaikuCurtis Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717921075352200852noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-80776306716580656482009-08-04T15:18:02.030-04:002009-08-04T15:18:02.030-04:00I agree with you, Curtis, that "empathy haiku...I agree with you, Curtis, that "empathy haiku" are a worthwhile addition to one's haiku practice. While it's common for readers to believe that each haiku they read is autobiographical, no one should ever rigidly assume so, in my opinion. Years ago, I published the following senryu:<br /><br />after divorce<br />the plant she left<br />grows on me<br /><br />A few people Michael Dylan Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214697397072156227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-7265586118255580212009-08-02T09:39:47.556-04:002009-08-02T09:39:47.556-04:00I enjoyed your piece about "empathy haiku&quo...I enjoyed your piece about "empathy haiku" in MH and am glad you decided to speak about it here on tobaccoroadpoet. <br /><br />A few readers of 'The Unworn Necklace' (Snapshot Press, 2007) have asked me if this haiku is about my mom: <br /><br />mother's day<br />a nurse unties<br />the restraints<br /><br />It is actually based on a series of images I took away from a Roberta Bearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651098848744500023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-85279746810753819942009-08-01T18:29:32.662-04:002009-08-01T18:29:32.662-04:00A very interesting and challenging, as well as tho...A very interesting and challenging, as well as thought-provoking article.<br /><br />I like it when I'm made to think.<br /><br />It has certainly given me food for thought, and I thank you for that.<br /><br />I'll be reading this again!<br /><br />all my very best,<br /><br />Alan<br /><br />p.s.<br /><br />Alan's <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8176398.stm" rel="nofollow">Area 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-5411612945747597202009-07-29T15:11:47.299-04:002009-07-29T15:11:47.299-04:00I love it, Curtis!I love it, Curtis!norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228725106863747984noreply@blogger.com