Synesthesia

     Do you know the definition of synesthesia? I've heard this question twice ever since it was announced that the prompt for the Svetlana Marisova Memorial Kukai was synesthesia in oneness of all things. I guess not everybody has heard about it. To answer the question of a dear friend of mine, I cited a haiku that I wrote last year.  

floating on water

the scent of magnolia

summer breeze

 

     According to Chen-ou Liu, this is an effective use of synesthesia. Honestly, it came as a surprise to me as I wasn't even aware that I was using a certain technique or device in my haiku writing. I had to look it up in the internet so I could comprehend what he was talking about.

     For the second person, who posted her inquiry on Free Haiga, I took the liberty of researching for her. Here was the article that I found -  Thoughts on Juxtaposition . Ed Bremson also jumped in to help her by giving this site - Sensing Tanka: Perceiving Life Beyond the Ordinary

     If you want to read more about synesthesia, here are some interesting articles.

1) Synesthesia 
2) Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses
3) Pseudo-synesthete-Authors 

4) Examples of Synesthesia in Language and Literature   


Related posts:
* Svetlana Marisova Memorial Kukai - 3rd place
* Semifinalist for August 2011

Svetlana Marisova Memorial Kukai - 3rd place

     I still can't believe that I won third prize in the Svetlana Mirasova Memorial Kukai. There are so many stunning haiku in this contest. If I were asked to vote again, I would still have a hard time making up my mind. Take a look at this link so you would know what I mean. http://marisova.com/svetlana-marisova-memorial-kukai-results/ 

 

     Here's my winning entry:

 

passing clouds

the scent of honeysuckle

in a crow's wings

 

 

     Thanks to Ed Bremson, Ted van Zutphen, and Hansha Teki for inviting me to join in.