Thanks IRiz for providing more insights as a WS Leader which helps amateur participants like me in comprehending the expected levels which you have explained nicely using Ian's Sunku...which also served the purpose of a mid term review for me to give a thought while writing a Sunku..

I am happy that there are many seasoned poets like Ian, Barbara, Geezer, Stan who are demonstrating their prowess and quick adaptability to this new form...I am sure Rula would also pleasantly surprise you like wise..

A message for you:-

Refill
bird feeder
in your court yard

Enjoy
the drama
as it unfolds

Listen
to music
truly rustic

thanks again

Dear IRiz

Thank you for your kind words. I am an amateur poet and therefore keep on nagging (stimulating) being hungry for more learning.

I will certainly work a bit more on the poem i posted above keeping the recent lesson on aesthetics in the back of my mind.

you've come a long way in a short time!
Congratulations.
I'm looking forward to your essay, please post a link when you post it.

Regarding your 'definition' in this blog I would only add that, whilst retaining compression of meaning, elegance of expression and especially evocation of deeper themes and meanings 'between the lines' the form has proven itself elastic enough to encompass a variety of themes and subjects, including humour, perhaps comparable to haiku and senryu.

It's ol' Mr. Nit picker lol. I've never tried to have a new form offially recognized as such although I think I Did come up with one. But that aside I suspect you are going to have to put some type limitations and rules on it. Now i Don't think the rules need to be as strict as most Japanese forms where the number of syllable and such are so specific. But you might well consider saying something like the first line must have between 2-3 syllables and the second between 2-4 the the last between 3-5. This will keep the form from being confused with being just an off shoot of free verse. just something to think about.....stan

not post more more Sunkus . And my apologies for my ill humour before I edited this.

Noted...

made me check out meaning of "sycophantic" which i learn is "a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite". ..

I wonder if IRiz too shares your opinion which is perhaps why she does not critique my recent posts

of course everyone has their own opinion..i continue to hold you both in high regard...

Regards..

Is there a possibility of Sunku being listed in the drop down selection of poetry forms under "Style Type" since at Neopoet at least this form seems to be receiving a wide acceptance?

Regards...

Thought of drawing your attention. The closure date of Workshop mentioned is 11th March. I thought you might want to extend it since IRiz is away and there are no concluding wrap up remarks from both/either of you.
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I do apologies for not saying a great thanks for your use of one of my writes as an example for the new Sunku writes.
I have been a bit lax on comments of late having been away and other low band excuses, please forgive my silence..
I have enjoyed writing these and it suits my way of being vague and sometimes speaking in riddles..
Sometimes we have to work at knowing the meanings behind the writes and that is much better than a white paper that has to cross every T and dot all I's.
You have brought a new energy to Neopoet with this form.
Now not only this form but we can think outside the box and make communication between poets more lively, I have some tiny Ideas like a meeting between two or more poets , fictitious of course but in poetry a talk to others that is never possible in real life.
I enjoyed the meeting in Washington sort of thing and some other writes of mine have this sort of theme, anyway that is in the future where I hope you will take up the lead,
Yours as always Ian..x

is that Lovedly hates it. [grins savagely]

Was it an end of something we thought was full of promise...nothing much has happened it appears since the eventual closure of the work shop...anyways it was a god learning experience for me irrespective of what emerges out of it..
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You showed great skill in working with it.

It was a workshop and workshops end but Sunku doesn't have to.

Any progress on getting accreditation, Irene?

x three lines into 3 paras
some r using more
any restrictions do let me know Irene
after your HILL TREK

For this short form is it expected that the title should also ideally [if not necessarily] be short [single word]?
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