zk/teaching/haiku-x-fiction/index.md

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## Structure
* Intro
* Introductions around
* Expectations
* Generate zine, available for free as site/pdf, or for tips
* Lead with some haiku
* Go into what a haiku is (not just 5-7-5)
* Exercise 1:
* Show some images
* Attendees should pick two things they notice from each image, aim for a bit of contrast
* Write those two things on two lines, as much as they want
* Images and sensations vs metaphor
* Haiku as minimalist evocation of sensations using only images
* More appropriate structure:
* About 12 stressed syllables
* Two images
* Can include a volta, often relating to seasonal imagery
* Minimal language usage
* Concrete evocation
* Exercise 2:
* Turn those two images into a haiku
* Remember, doesn't need to be 5-7-5, though don't let that stop you
* Evocation in fiction
* When to use metaphor, when to use concrete evocation
* Utility of surprise
* Exercise 3:
* Leading with your haiku, write a short (<500) word scene in prose that turns this into a story
* Try to evoke the same sensations/moods that the haiku did
* What can fiction lend to haiku?
* Characters (in the loosest sense) within images
* Directionality between two images, maintaining tension within haiku form
* Exercise 4 (if there's time):
* Take two images from your scene and turn them into a haiku
* Pay attention to what you gain and what you lose in terms of sensations
* What can you bring back to fiction?
* Suggest that you can start this series of exercises in the other direction (fiction -> haiku -> fiction) too
* Conclusion
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