Kimiko Hahn, writing critically of various descriptions of zuihitsu: <\/p>\n
I was looking for a definition of the zuihitsu from my shelf of Japanese texts, but discovered none gave more than a sentence or two. None seemed especially scholarly – which might be a good thing. None offered the sense of disorder that feels so integral. … <\/p>\n
none conveys the tonal insistence a writer finds her\/himself in. None suggests an organizing principle – what we might call a theme<\/em>. None comments on structural variety – list, diary, commentary, essay, poem. Fragment. <\/p>\n
None offers that a sense of disorder might be artfully ordered by fragmenting, juxtaposing, contradicting, varying length or – even within a piece – topic. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
From “Compass,” The Narrow Road to the Interior, page 3<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I find correspondences between the characteristics of zuihitsu outlined here and the natural world. Structural variety. A sense of disorder, artfully ordered. <\/p>\n
Later in the book, this: <\/p>\n
With or without fluency, I can still love the zuihitsu as a kind of air current: and what arises is very subjective, intuitive and spontaneous – qualities I trust. Also a clear voice. <\/p>\n
That it was cultivated by a woman and feels significant – as a writing space for women. It is by it own nature a fragmented anything. I love long erratic pieces into which I can thrash around – make a mess. Lose the intellect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“Pulse and Impulse,” page 59<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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