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Haiku Is . . .


Haiku Is . . .


  • Haiku (pronounced high/coo) is a brief form of writing developed by the Japanese over the last six to seven hundred years.
  • Haiku are usually 17 syllables or less in length.  A haiku may be divided into 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count.
  • Haiku is a unique art form that has its own internal logic and rules.  Haiku do not use Western poetic devices such as simile, metaphor, rhyme and meter.
  • Haiku capture a moment in time much like a photograph without making an intellectual comment.
  • Haiku are of nature and the nature of things.  Haiku are an intuitive response to one’s environment.  Haiku usually contain some reference to the season.
  • Haiku is an art form that demands study and discipline by both the reader and the writer.