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Thin Starlight: Interview with Emily Jean Patterson

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

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Meet Poet Emily Jean Patterson, and join her in the patience of poetry, plus a fun collage bookmark idea!

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Interview, Interviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Emily Patterson and “Haiku at 5:38 a.m.”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Japanese doll haiku Patterson

In “Haiku at 5:38 a.m.” poet Emily Patterson uses the haiku form to describe each hour of the day for a woman and young mother.

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Can You Halloween Haiku?

By T.S. Poetry 6 Comments

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Haiku is usually reserved for nature in its transcendent moments. But this is Halloween, where (almost) anything goes. So why not try out a Halloween haiku?

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Poets and Poems: Julien Vocance and “One Hundred Visions of War”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Ice on twig Vocance One Hundred Visions of War

“One Hundred Visions of War” by Julien Vocance uses the haiku form to deliver a powerful picture of war.

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Poets and Poems: Sydell Rosenberg & Amy Losak and “Wing Strokes Haiku”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Japanese Girl Losak haiku

“Wing Strokes Haiku” is a collection of poems by Amy Losak and her mother, Sydell Rosenberg, and a tribute to Rosenberg.

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Poet Laura: Sideways on a Boat — on Snafus and Haiku

By Dheepa R. Maturi 4 Comments

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Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, finds humor, solace and haiku in the wake of a sinking boat and tragedy avoided.

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Poetry Prompt: Haiku for Stress

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

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Haiku is best in times of stress. Callie Feyen teaches participants in an Advent workshop—and us—to write How to Wait haiku.

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How to Write a Senryu

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

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We’re exploring how to write simple, fun forms. Meet senryu—haiku’s comic cousin. Maybe even haiku’s sarcastic cousin.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, Haiku, poetry prompt

Poetry Prompt: Haiku for Dreaming, Wishing, and Becoming

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

If you can dream it, you can haiku it. Join author Callie Feyen as she shares how a new job is impacting her writing life.

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Poet-a-Day: Meet John Stevenson

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

Crete Samaria Gorge Haiku Silence Poem

What do all Japanese poems have in common that might change how you view haiku? John Stevenson explores the answer…

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, How to Write a Form Poem, Poet-a-Day, poetry teaching resources

Poet-a-Day: Meet Jim Kacian

By Tania Runyan Leave a Comment

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Find out how Jack Kerouac brought Jim Kacian to haiku at the perfect time in his life. He would go on to be the founder of The Haiku Foundation.

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Poetry Prompt: Dance with Form

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Ready to travel into the world of form poetry? Join author Callie Feyen as she compares dreaming with writing poetry.

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Grief, a Leaf, and Haibun Magic

By Michelle Rinaldi Ortega 18 Comments

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Through a time of grief, Michelle Ortega discovered the haibun, and its interplay with haiku and prose poem forms, offered a place of reflection and healing.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Haibun, Haiku

Walking in the Dark: A Path Into Poetry

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

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Walking (especially in the dark) is author Megan Willome’s path to poetry. Her steps begin in early morning moonlight and sometimes trace past a windmill.

Filed Under: Haiku, Haiku Poems, nature, Nature Poems, poetry, Tea, Walking

Poetry Prompt: How-To Haiku

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

What does it look like to listen?

How many ways are there to listen? How many ways are there to learn math? Can you write the instructions in the form of a haiku?

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Top “Tax Day” Haiku Poems

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

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A collection of fun tax day haiku poems. Because, goodness knows, the day needs a little relief.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Money Poems, Tax Day Poems

“H is for Haiku,” An Invitation to Small Joys

By Megan Willome 101 Comments

Celebrate International Haiku Day with Megan Willome and Sydell Rosenberg’s ‘H is for Haiku: A Treasury of Haiku from A to Z.’

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Make Me Laugh Poetry Prompt: Funny Haiku

By Heather Eure 56 Comments

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The simple structure of haiku lends itself to a lot of witty potential. Join us for our Hilarious Haiku poetry prompt, write a funny haiku and share it!

Filed Under: Blog, Funny Poems, Haiku, Haiku Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Top Ten Haiku Resources

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

top ten haiku resources

We’ve collected ten great haiku resources, from right here at Tweetspeak and all around the web, to help you discover the history of the form, how to write it, how to read it, and how to love it.

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The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, & Issa

By L.L. Barkat 7 Comments

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Got an interest in haiku? The Essential Haiku is a great place to start. That, and the soup bowl.

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