The Sigla Blog

At Sigla, we’ve always been partial to haikus so thanks to The Guardian for pointing us in the direction of David Bader’s book Haiku U : From Aristotle to Zola, 100 Great Books in 17 Syllables.

In it, Bader synopsises 100 great literary works in haiku format. Some of them are obscure, most are spot on and quite a few are very funny.

Here’s what he had to say about Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre:

O woe! His mad wife �
in the attic! Had they but
lived together first.

and of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov:

Lecherous linguist �
he lays low and is laid low
after laying Lo.

Bader is happy enough to receive comments or criticisms here - but only if you submit them in 5-7-5 haiku format.