Haiku

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three lines of, respectively, five, seven and five syllables. Originally known as hokku, the three line poem began as the first stanza of a longer traditional poetry form called renga (linked stanzas). The traditional stand-alone haiku usually refers in some way to one of the seasons, and also contains a moment of transition or epiphany known as kiregi. The kiregi is indicated by a dash or other punctuation, and brings together two disparate things or images. It leaves the reader startled into a new understanding of the particular poetic moment - rather like the punchline of a joke.

There are some blogs devoted solely to haiku, in which each post consists of a haiku summing up what the writer wishes to remark on. Other haiku blogs focus more on the history of haiku and its place in Japanese culture and literature.

Haiku are so wonderfully succinct that they can be used to write humorous blog posts, such as this review of several movies and this commentary on an old menswear ad.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Haiku”

• Poetry reading honors late haiku professor

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 581
  By Greg Lehman Daily Titan Staff Writer Joan Greenwood’s “Stirring Dawn: Selected Haiku and Poetry” was published posthumously, honoring the late poetry professor. The Patrons of the Library hosted a reading of the late professor Joan Greenwood’s haiku at the Pollak Library on Sunday. Greenwood died in ...
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• Wind

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  As the wind passes I lie sodden and alone Please take me away
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• currency

  
  Fluffyland Craft & Sewing Blog — Authority: 127
  world measures by days, by dollars, by wins… but why. try counting in smiles. currency is a post from: Fluffyland Craft & Sewing Blog Related posts: laughing euphoric my day: a summary.
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• fulfillment

  
  Wade on Birmingham — Authority: 435
  haiku for 11/16/09
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• Haiku

  
  Keith Burgess-Jackson — Authority: 521
  He bows to tyrants; He embarrasses us all; Barack Obama
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• Haiku 320

  
  The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal — Authority: 131
  Waking up at night, Counting the syllables in "Virtuous women"
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• Lavoisier 1.3

  
  Haiku Monkey — Authority:
  I’ve re-worked Lavoisier, tweaking many of the glyphs, and completely redoing the sidebearings and kerning. Take it for a spin! Visit the Lavoisier page to download the font and/or the source files.
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• Haiku for One Single Impression

  
  Tumblewords — Authority: 419
  One Single Impression: Prompt 90: Reincarnation Thanks to Gautami Tripathy of Rooted for this weeks prompt widespread tides dance on coastal lines rewrite shore seedlings bright with future rise from ash ancient rain falls in todays snow water reborn Fractal image created in Fractal Explorer, ...
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• His lifes span measured

  
  Caught In The Stream — Authority: 134
  His lifes span measured half the distance between real and imagined shores
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• Kryptonite Tree

  
  A Work in Progress — Authority: 127
  gleaming greenly from its vital center, it has jaw-dropping powers -o.o-
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• Animal Riddle 5

  
  A Poem A Day — Authority: 125
  I’m green and slimy. I like to hide in my shell. I move slow like a slug. by Victoria, 3rd grade Answer: I am a turtle. Posted in animal, formal, nature, poetry, writers in the schools Tagged: animal poem, guessing game, guessing poem, haiku, short poem
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• The Miles Between: Review Haiku

  
  emilyreads — Authority: 120
  From the Calder Game school of coincidences, a road trip writ large. The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson. Holt, 2009, 272 pages. P.S. Really? This is the final jacket? Bleah.
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• Film Noir Double Feature

  
  StellaScript — Authority: 117
  Laura a nice femme fatale naive and promiscuous someone is lying Gilda put the blame on Mame or any woman you like alls well that ends well
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• STEPPING STONES

  
  Poems at The Poetry Showcase - Share your poems at the Poetry Showcase — Authority: 165
  Tiny rock islands Well worn by tourists new boots Seeking drier land.
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• Compromise becomes

  
  Caught In The Stream — Authority: 134
  Compromise becomes easier after your soul has finally fled
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• The Frenemy

  
  My Mommy's Place — Authority: 130
  she gives complimentsbut they’re disingenuoussugary insultsi am well awarethat her standards for me arewell below her ownit’s not subtle - herself-superiority -she wears it like clotheswe need to break upmy self-esteem’s not a snackfor her to nibble ShareThis
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• Good Deals on Haiku by Sharon Eisenhauer Bags at 6pm with 70% Off Each Style

  
  Uberi.com — Authority: 464
  Good deals on Haiku by Sharon Eisenhauer Bags at 6pm with 70% off each style.  Here is a screenshot for your reference. Shipping starts at $6.95.  Some examples are listed.To-Go Calligraphy for $21.00Ultimate Messenger Bloom for $30.00Tri-Fold Wallet for $12.60Small Tote Hana for $16.80
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• The Sound I Like Haiku

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  Photo of Oliver, my kitty, is by Roberta Baxter “The Sound I like” Purring of  a cat Motor boat engine running The contrast is clear.
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• haiku redux

  
  The Laughorist — Authority: 118
  Endless Mountains fog Dutch Kitchen, Frackville: homespun Beltway sunset bath
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• Album Haiku #15

  
  My Thermos — Authority: 124
  Under The Wishing Tree / Charlie Sexton Sextet an eclectic work from a maturing artist potential achieved
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