Haiku books and magazines typically present the ellipsis with spaces before and after each period, and this is the most common and recommended way for haiku. Use commas in haiku only if they are used the way you would correctly use them in a sentence.
Do not use a comma where an em dash would be correct. Other poets sometimes indent one or more lines to indicate the cut or to create other desired effects. You can vary any of your choices in capitalization and punctuation to suit individual poems, for best poetic effect. Search this site. Contact Me. First Time Here? Further Reading. Haiku and Senryu. Haiku Journey. Poems About Haiku. Poems by Others. Poets in the Park. Press Here.
Rengay Essays. Why Graceguts? Your Thoughts. Originally developed as a much longer presentation for the Asilomar haiku retreat for the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society and for the Haiku North America conference with more categories and examples , with an extensive handout. Do you think we need a dash after this word instead of a comma? All editors aren't this accommodating, though, so adding the right to approve all changes to your text including punctuation is something you might want to request in your contract before you sign it IF you feel changes in the punctuation would make a difference in your poem or story-in-rhyme.
If you feel punctuation changes won't make a big difference in the story, then don't worry about trying to get this clause put into your contract. Just relax and let the editors do their jobs. Something else to consider is that different houses have different ways of punctuating their books, and each house likes things their way.
Some publish picture books without capitalizing each new line of a story-in-rhyme, others like them to all begin with a capital. Your editor and copy editor will tear into it and make it consistent with their house when they are getting it ready to go to print -- with, or without your approval or assistance. Verla Kay Blueboard Problems? Use the Contact A Moderator link in the menu at the top of the message board. Donna J. I agree, Verlakay. The editor changed the punctuation in my last picture book.
I was surprised at some of the changes, but in the end, it turned out much better. With a magazine publication, it seems like standard punctuation rules are more apt to apply, but your last sentence says it all!
Write the best poetry you can, and leave the final punctuation to the editors. Ev Posts: 3, Status: Offline Making learning fun! Speaking of punctuation in poetry, when I did my Venn Perplexors Level B book which consists of math problems based on nursery rhymes, I remember consulting a lot of different people and checking lots of different nursery rhyme books concerning the punctuation in Wee Willie Winkie and there was no consensus.
I'd be interested to hear what blue boarders have to say about the correct punctuation for this rhyme-- Wee Willie Winkie Runs through the town Upstairs and downstairs In his nightgown Rapping at the windows Crying through the locks Are all the children in their beds For now it's eight o'clock What should the punctuation be for the last 2 lines? I've deliberately left out all end-line punctuation in the rhyme and capitalized all beginning lines so as not to influence your decision.
Cindyb Posts: Status: Offline. Rapping at the windows, Crying through the locks, Are all the children in their beds? For now it's eight o'clock. That's how I would, if I had written it. Caesura can also be created with a semicolon. Make a slight pause in the poem's forward movement with a comma. Commas are the weakest form of punctuation since a comma is not strong enough to hold a complete sentence.
Use a question mark or exclamation point for major emphasis. In poetry, these are some of the least often used punctuation marks, meaning they should be used only for special occasions.
Insert a dash when you need a pause that requires more emphasis than a comma but does not require a full stop.
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