Of poetry and passion
All good things come in small packages. It’s a simple yet a very
thought-provoking sentence which has relevance not only for diamonds,
also literature. In present times, when even the age-old concept of love
is changing, a centuries old poetic genre is fast surfacing and
sweeping several poetic lovers off their feet — Haiku.
Capable of
being recited in a single breath, it consists of three lines containing
17 sound-units arranged into a 5-7-5 pattern. It was in the 21st century
that a worldwide movement towards Haiku poetry began and Punjabi poet,
Parminder Sodhi, who lives in Japan, brought out a book called Japani
Haiku Shairi and kindled the imagination of Canada-based peot Amarjit
Sathi, who not only started writing Haiku, but also promoted it in a big
way.
Taking the Japanese passion for Haiku forward, the Punjabi
Haiku Forum, organised a Haiku Utsav, Punjabi Haiku Darbar to promote
Punjabi Haiku poetry. Presided over by Gurmeet Sandhu, a Haiku writer
from US, the session begins with a brief introduction by Arvinder Kaur.
Simranjit Singh’s paper traced the journey of Haiku from the West to
Punjab in the last 12 years. The 25 Haiku poets fill the ambience with
meaningful and deep-rooted Haiku poems. All 25 poets share their
thoughts and pave way for thought-provoking poems. Focusing on nature,
life, lovers and just about everything under the sun, the ustav brings
the poets together in their march through the poetic alleys of Punjabi
literature. — TNS
Kuljeet Mann ਇਹ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਜਿਕਰ ਅਰਿਵੰਦਰ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਟਰਿਬਿਉਨ ਅੰਗਰੇਜੀ ਦੇ ਲਾਇਫ ਸਟਾਇਲ ਵਿਚ ਹੈ। ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਫੋਟੋ ਵੀ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਉਸਦੀ ਸਲਾਈਡ ਬਣ ਜਾਵੇ।
Balwinder Dhall i remember Parminder sodhi who was liked by all when he studied in chandigarh -he used to be an ideal student.
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