haiku

Haiku
A Japanese form of poetry, also known as hokku. It consists of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables. The elusive flavor of the form, however, lies more in its touch and tone than in its syllabic structure. Deeply imbedded in Japanese culture and strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, haiku are very brief descriptions of nature that convey some implicit insight or essence of a moment. Traditionally, they contain either a direct or oblique reference to a season.
An Independent Journal of Haiku and Haiku Studies
http://www.modernhaiku.org/

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CHILDREN'S HAIKU GARDEN Website for haiku by children from Japan, the US, and other countries; includescharming thumbnail sketches. Accepts haiku and drawings by children.homepage2.nifty.com/haiku-eg/
Haiku http://www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm
HOW-TO HAIKU
Haiku Techniques - Jane Reichhold
Another Definition of Haiku - Jane Reichhold
Fragment and Phrase Theory -Jane Reichhold
Haiku Rules That Have Come and Gone - Jane Reichhold
Some Thoughts on Rethinking Haiku - Jane Reichhold
Forms in English Haiku - Keiko Imaoka
Check out the Sea Shell Games for examples and instruction
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ARTICLES ON HAIKU WRITING
A Reading of the Prizewinners - Lenard D. Moore
Metaphor in Basho's Haiku - Jane Reichhold
That Lovable Old Issa - Earle Joshua Stone
Something Fishy about Haiku - Jane Reichhold
Is it Haiku? - Jane Reichhold
Apples, Apples and Haiku? (a story about senryu) Jane Reichhold?
SAMPLES OF HAIKU
A Dictionary of Haiku Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods - Jane Reichhold
Erotic Collection - Anonymous and Others
OCEAN SANCTUARY - Jane Reichhold
Old Woman Haiku - Jane Reichhold
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LINKS TO OTHER HAIKU SITES
Haiku Poet's Hut (USA)
Haiku World by Gary Warner
Kapok Tree by Rosa Clement (Brazil)
Debi Bender's "Paper Lanterns"
Philip Adam's Haiku Page (England)
Gene Doty's Haiku Page (USA)
John Hudak's "Chaba" - an electronic haiku journal (USA)
The Shiki Internet Haiku Salon (Japan)
Daniel Trent's "Haiku Attic" (England)
Serge Tome's Bilingual Haiku Site (Belgium)
Deutsche Haiku Gesellschaft, erster Vorsitzender Martin Berner.?
Webmaster Deutsche Haikugesellschaft: Gerd B憿孓er. (Germany)