Hay(na)ku

 HAY(NA)KU

What is Hay(na)ku and how to write it?

Hay(na)ku is one of the modern forms of poetry and mostly confused with haikus. It is a six-word tercet with the first line being one word, the second line being two words, and the third line being three words. 

In a traditional Hay(na)ku, there is:

-A tercet: 3 lines.

-A total of 6 words: 1 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 3 in the third line.

-There is no restriction on syllables or rhymes.

And there are many variations for hay(na)ku which include reverse hay(na)ku where it is opposite to the traditional one. And many hay(na)kus can be merged and can form a long poem.

Example for hay(na)ku:

She Drove Black

                            -Jody Austin

She

Driving Black

Pushed over cattle

Profiled darkie faces

Be damned

She

Manhandled

Like savage

A disenfranchised citizen

Her young life

It mattered

See

What really happened

Sandra Bland

To

Her empty cell

It knows

Whispers

Note: None of the poems we present belong to us. We present an organized record and analysis of them. All copyrights are reserved to the original author and we are not using plagiarized work. The originality of the writes is verified to the fullest extent we can.

Tips to write a hay(na)ku:

1. There is no need to use any forced rhyme.

2. Just make sure your poem matches the rules which are written above.

3. Give a catchy title and make sure your poem has some literary devices.

Keep Penning!

~Hariesh

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