THE HAY(NA)KU VISITS CUNY LAGUARDIA!

Sometimes, world-traveler hay(na)ku visits schools. I'm delighted to share a poem by Janessa Graham, a student at a CUNY LaGuardia course called "Poetry Workshop" and taught by professor-poet Thomas Fink. At this course, Janessa wrote--and thank you, Janessa!

Its Truth-By Janessa Graham

(Co-inspired by Robert Creeley’s “The Language” and Eileen Tabios’s Hay(na)ku)

            Poetry,

its truth

is a persona’s

            lyrical

dancing through 

pen taps on

            floor

piece, the

living, the crux

            posture,

of visceral

the sculpt of

            its

body matter.

*****

A few more students also wrote in hay(na)ku. If their poems become available for sharing, I'll be delighted to feature more on this space. I feel blessed!

And if anyone wants to learn more about the hay(na)ku, go to its link ... and here's my latest hay(na)ku book: