Lune

History:

The luneHistory: The lune, called and considered the American Haiku, was developed by New York based poet and Bard College professor Robert Kelly in the 1960s when he realized a lot was lost when the Japanese haiku was translated as a form into English, as Japanese words tend to have more syllables than English words, allowing English language haikus to cram... More, called and considered the American HaikuHistory: Previously called Hokku, Haiku was given it's name by Masoka Shiki around 1900. Hokku, meaning starting verse, is the opening stanza of a Japanese orthodox collaborative linked poem, renga, or of its later derivative, renku (haikai no renga), and its establishment as an independent verse form is credited to Basho and his disciples. Around 1644-1694 Hokku began appearing as independent... More, was developed by New York based poet and Bard College professor Robert Kelly in the 1960s when he realized a lot was lost when the Japanese haikuHistory: Previously called Hokku, Haiku was given it's name by Masoka Shiki around 1900. Hokku, meaning starting verse, is the opening stanza of a Japanese orthodox collaborative linked poem, renga, or of its later derivative, renku (haikai no renga), and its establishment as an independent verse form is credited to Basho and his disciples. Around 1644-1694 Hokku began appearing as independent... More was translated as a form into English, as Japanese words tend to have more syllables than English words, allowing English language haikus to cram more words into the haikuHistory: Previously called Hokku, Haiku was given it's name by Masoka Shiki around 1900. Hokku, meaning starting verse, is the opening stanza of a Japanese orthodox collaborative linked poem, renga, or of its later derivative, renku (haikai no renga), and its establishment as an independent verse form is credited to Basho and his disciples. Around 1644-1694 Hokku began appearing as independent... More and basically mis the point entirely of what a haikuHistory: Previously called Hokku, Haiku was given it's name by Masoka Shiki around 1900. Hokku, meaning starting verse, is the opening stanza of a Japanese orthodox collaborative linked poem, renga, or of its later derivative, renku (haikai no renga), and its establishment as an independent verse form is credited to Basho and his disciples. Around 1644-1694 Hokku began appearing as independent... More is. Later, poet Jack Collum developed a variant based on word count rather than syllable count when he, basically, misremembered the form when he learned about it.

Structure:

• Kelly Lune
  • 3 lines
  • syllable count per line of 5/3/5
• Collum Lune
  • 3 lines
  • word count per line of 3/5/3
• That’s it. No other rules in terms of rhyme or metrics.

Sources:

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-lune-poetry#4-examples-of-lune-poetry

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/poetic-form-lune