Sincere Haikus

When We Write Ghazals In English

Anthony Madrid | Paris Review | 24th June 2025

On the challenges of writing original poetry in one language using the rules developed for a different language. Take the haiku. The rules are 3 lines, 17 syllables: 5-7-5. Serious haiku editors will call this “naive”. A Japanese syllable is not equivalent to an English syllable. “Instead of going by the numbers, you should follow the Japanese principle that’s at stake, which is extreme minimalism” (2,200 words)

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Sincerity Wins The War

Edward Zitron | Where’s Your Ed At? | 16th June 2025

The media needs to do a better job of holding Big Tech accountable to its own hype. “Business and tech journalism has become “technology, noticed”. While there are forays out of this cul-de-sac of credulity, there are more people who will simply hear that there’s a guy who said a thing, who is rich and runs a company people respect, and that statement is now news to be reported without commentary” (9,100 words)