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magic beneath the forests (mander.xyz)
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[–] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I discovered The CryptoNaturalist over at the other place, and ending up buying 'Field Guide to the Haunted Forest' and 'Love Notes from the Hollow Tree' by Jarod K. Anderson....

Which is unusual for me as I detest poetry. I think it's a pile of long-winded, navel gazing wank...Except for haiku, (because they're short and sweet, and condense things down to their essence, which I like).

I like The CryptoNaturalist though, probably because they write about nature in a weird, beautiful and wonderous way. I want to use the word 'magical' to describe it, but am reluctant, for reasons

Also, thanks to this post I just found out there's a couple of other books available which I'm going to buy tonight 😀

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I think it’s a pile of long-winded, navel gazing wank

    Tell me you're British, without telling me you're British . . .

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What is your favorite haiku that comes to mind?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I rather like this one...

    wearily she waves

    the white flag of surrender

    cobwebbed butterfly

    —Tracy Davidson from here

    Pawprints fade, empty

    Silence fills the empty space

    Love lives on, always

    From here

    I sometimes feel that the classic haiku are let down by some translations, and the fact there are Japanese words that don't translate across very well or at all.

    I have a soft spot for this one

    The old pond,

    A frog jumps in:

    Plop!

    Translated by Alan Watts from here

    It's interesting to see how each translation differs, and tries to put into English something that is probably untranslatable....also...

    pond

    frog

    plop!

    Translated by James Kirkup

    'The sound of water' 'kerplunk' 'splashing the water' 'leap, splash' 'water note' ....just don't capture it for me

    Do you know any that are decent?

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