diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 186d205..4821a79 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ _site node_modules resources .hugo_build.lock +public diff --git a/content/workshops/hxf/notes.md b/content/workshops/hxf/notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..23baf5f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/workshops/hxf/notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +title: Haiku × Fiction +type: page +--- + +## Structure + +* Intro + * Introductions around + * Expectations + * Generate zine, available for free as site/pdf, or for tips +* Lead with some haiku +* Go into what a haiku is (not just 5-7-5) +* Exercise 1: + * Show some images + * Attendees should pick two things they notice from each image, aim for a bit of contrast + * Write those two things on two lines, as much as they want +* Images and sensations vs metaphor +* Haiku as minimalist evocation of sensations using only images +* More appropriate structure: + * About 12 stressed syllables + * Two images + * Can include a volta, often relating to seasonal imagery + * Minimal language usage + * Concrete evocation +* Exercise 2: + * Turn those two images into a haiku + * Remember, doesn't need to be 5-7-5, though don't let that stop you +* Evocation in fiction +* When to use metaphor, when to use concrete evocation +* Utility of surprise +* Exercise 3: + * Leading with your haiku, write a short (<500) word scene in prose that turns this into a story + * Try to evoke the same sensations/moods that the haiku did +* What can fiction lend to haiku? +* Characters (in the loosest sense) within images +* Directionality between two images, maintaining tension within haiku form +* Exercise 4 (if there's time): + * Take two images from your scene and turn them into a haiku + * Pay attention to what you gain and what you lose in terms of sensations + * What can you bring back to fiction? + * Suggest that you can start this series of exercises in the other direction (fiction -> haiku -> fiction) too +* Conclusion