What is haiku?<span>Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. A haiku uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader's mind. It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself. </span>
<span>Traditionally, haiku is written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line. </span>
Haiku examplesHere's a haiku poem written by a poetry student:
<span>The last winter leaves
Clinging to the black branches
Explode into birds.</span>
<span>You can find </span>haiku examples<span> by our visitors at the bottom of this page. </span>
Characteristics of haikuThe following are typical of haiku:<span>
A focus on nature.A "season word" such as "snow" which tells the reader what time of year it is.A division somewhere in the poem, which focuses first on one thing, than on another. The relationship between these two parts is sometimes surprising.Instead of saying how a scene makes him or her feel, the poet shows the details that caused that emotion. If the sight of an empty winter sky made the poet feel lonely, describing that sky can give the same feeling to the reader.</span><span>Below, you'll find some ideas for writing haiku. If you're interested in other kinds of poetry, you might also like our </span>online writing course, Essentials of Poetry Writing<span>. </span>
How to write a haiku - try it!<span>You can use the pictures lower down on this page to give you ideas. In your haiku, try to use details related to the senses -- sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. </span>
Or look out your window, and describe what you see. Try to "zoom in" on a small detail that contains the feeling of the larger scene.
<span>Or follow the steps below to write a "surprise-ending haiku." This is based on an exercise from the poet Ron Patchett which is described in </span>The Haiku Handbook<span> by William J. Higginson:</span><span>
Write two lines about something beautiful in nature. You can use the pictures below to give you ideas. Don't worry about counting syllables yet.<span>Write a third line that is a complete surprise, that is about something completely different from the first two lines.</span>Look at the three lines together. Does the combination of these two seemingly unrelated parts suggest any surprising relationships? Does it give you any interesting ideas?<span>Now rewrite the poem, using the 5-syllable, 7-syllable, 5-syllable format and experimenting with the new ideas or perspectives that have occurred to you.
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