POETRY: A Haiku a Day

Feeling in a writing funk? Need to blow away those cobwebs? A short, daily poetry task could help to free up your creative muscles.

The haiku is the ancient Japanese form of poem with a specific structure: Five syllables in the first line, Seven in the second, and five in the third. The three lines do not rhyme, and the subject matter often looks at two juxtaposing images.

Writing a haiku can be an addictive experience, as the strict syllable structure forces the writer to choose exactly the right word, and think carefully about their subject.

Try composing a haiku a day to help you get creative. Write them down a notebook or even post them to the web (like sites such as HaikuDiem) or even to your own twitter, pintrest or facebook account.

As ever, let us know what you think in the comments.

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POETRY is a series of posts looking at the art or poetry and verse.

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