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Psychogeography is the study of the effects of the urban environment on the emotions and behaviour of individuals. It caught my attention the other day. For me it blends hobby (haiku) with professional interests (urban design).
This school of thought relies on the 'derive' - where you walk with the sole objective of letting your interests in the immediate surrounds guide your route and being open to encounters along the way - much like taking an urban ginko.
almost home
where the road rises
baking bread
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oh this is really interesting, Dalloway :)
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devika
excellent thought provoking
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting post Emma...
ReplyDeletevery meaningful...
ReplyDeleteExcellent. Good use of the word 'rises'
ReplyDeleteI get suitably lost in this. Am I looking up at the sky and trees of down from a hill at the rooftops or both? It confuses my little brain for a few moments with my eyes going all over the image.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a sedentry derive thing about the photo. Appropriate, really.
You've got me reading the image emphathetic with your intent. It's a little dizzying.
I really liked this thought-provoking piece Emma and would have tagged it as very good haibun. (Can't haibun include a photo as well?)
ReplyDeleteOh, dear me...
ReplyDeleteI have such streets in my neighborhood! They lift your spirit ... like this haiku.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeleteEmma,
ReplyDelete__I can only add my... WOW; as a boy, I remember cresting the Birch St. rise, where often the smell of bread from Ma's kitchen taunted me! Grand! _m
This is so interesting and wonderful. Love it.
ReplyDeleteDerive. What an interesting word. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Magyar, Kristin and Kurt.
ReplyDeletei enjoyed this haibun very much; its interesting, as well as informative
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gillena
A great haibunesque work. It has got the strong breath of western-style-literature and carries a picture which reminds me of World War II sceneries, taken as a photograph in Japan. I am flabbergasted ...
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Ralf
thanks for your comments Gillena
ReplyDeleteRalf, I love it when folk see things in the pictures that I hadnt seen... it makes me look differently at my own work... many thanks!
Hi Emma, a very nice haiku. It's starting to get cold. 34 Degrees Fahrenheit, which is almost 0 Celsius. To me, the smell of baking bread suggests warmth on an autumn day - just the thing.
ReplyDeleteThe haiku gives a very welcoming feeling...the welcome of home and the welcome of fresh baked bread. Nothing says home to me more than something baking, especially bread.
ReplyDeleteAdelaide
Yikes thats cold, Patrick... and its not even winter! Just how cold does it get upinvermont?
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Adelaide xx
Fascinating...part of me though is afraid of getting in too deep :) Love your stuff! where have i been? hiding again :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on psychogeography, very interesting. I also loved the rise of the road and the bread, very welcoming.
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