Haiku
noun
A type of short poem from Japan, with 17 syllables in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
He wrote a beautiful haiku about the sunset.
Often appears as...
- write a haiku
- haiku poem
Usage tips
Literary, Poetic
noun
A type of short poem from Japan, with 17 syllables in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
He wrote a beautiful haiku about the sunset.
Often appears as...
- write a haiku
- haiku poem
Usage tips
Literary, Poetic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Tradition
Haikus have a deep connection with Japanese culture and often capture nature's beauty.
Her haiku captured the serenity of the falling cherry blossoms.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Haiku poems express complex feelings and moments in a concise way.
His haiku conveyed the solitude of winter in just 17 syllables.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Reference
Haikus traditionally include a 'kigo', a word that indicates the season.
The word 'crocus' in her haiku suggested the poem was set in spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Tradition
Haikus have a deep connection with Japanese culture and often capture nature's beauty.
Her haiku captured the serenity of the falling cherry blossoms.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Haiku poems express complex feelings and moments in a concise way.
His haiku conveyed the solitude of winter in just 17 syllables.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Reference
Haikus traditionally include a 'kigo', a word that indicates the season.
The word 'crocus' in her haiku suggested the poem was set in spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Tradition
Haikus have a deep connection with Japanese culture and often capture nature's beauty.
Her haiku captured the serenity of the falling cherry blossoms.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Haiku poems express complex feelings and moments in a concise way.
His haiku conveyed the solitude of winter in just 17 syllables.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Reference
Haikus traditionally include a 'kigo', a word that indicates the season.
The word 'crocus' in her haiku suggested the poem was set in spring.
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Clay Shirky: How the...
experimenting with the political ramifications of a system like that. Someone put up all the Wikileaked cables from the State Department, along with software used to interpret them, including my favorite use ever of the Cablegate cables, which is a tool for detecting naturally occurring haiku in State Department prose.
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Andrew Evans: Digital...
I just wrote tweets I just wrote haiku I followed traditional haiku patterns and sometimes I would try to make them more poetic but sometimes I would just talk about what was actually happening you don't have to stick to the form the five seven five syllables of haiku I expanded so this is a tweet I wrote on my trip to
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What makes a poem … a...
and filled with vivid images. Compare her language to a haiku, the ancient Japanese poetic form that emphasizes bursts of brief intensity with just three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. The waters of poetry run wide and deep. Poetry has evolved over time, and perhaps now more than ever,
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Pico Iyer: A Portable...
lost exactly a week I got there and I found that the monastery in character was dangerously close to the English boarding schools where I spent so much time it wasn't just sitting on a wooden platform contemplating the moon and writing depthless haiku it was scrubbing
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The art of the metaphor...
One of the clearest places to find good metaphors is in poems. Take this haiku by the 18th-century Japanese poet Issa. "On a branch floating downriver, a cricket singing." The first way to meet a metaphor is just to see the world through its
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What Makes Angry Birds...
case you know it's it's a short it's a short narrative you know you can see the whole page right there and so trying to find something to say about black holes and a short amount of space is not very easy it's kind of like a haiku
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The healing power of...
On some days, we would sit for hours in silence, both of us reading. And on other days, we would read together, we would read poetry. We started by reading haikus, hundreds of haikus, a deceptively simple masterpiece.
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Sheikha Al Mayassa:...
in their own voices. Now if you'll allow me, I would love to share a one-minute film that has proven to show that a 60-sec film can be as powerful as a haiku
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John Delaney: Wiring an...
his disciples and followers kept asking him, "What's the secret? How can you make haiku poems so beautiful so easily?" And toward the end, he said,
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The hilarious art of...
Now, that's a good printing job. A book cover is a distillation. It is a haiku,
Video examples
Clay Shirky: How the...
experimenting with the political ramifications of a system like that. Someone put up all the Wikileaked cables from the State Department, along with software used to interpret them, including my favorite use ever of the Cablegate cables, which is a tool for detecting naturally occurring haiku in State Department prose.
Video examples
Andrew Evans: Digital...
I just wrote tweets I just wrote haiku I followed traditional haiku patterns and sometimes I would try to make them more poetic but sometimes I would just talk about what was actually happening you don't have to stick to the form the five seven five syllables of haiku I expanded so this is a tweet I wrote on my trip to
Video examples
What makes a poem … a...
and filled with vivid images. Compare her language to a haiku, the ancient Japanese poetic form that emphasizes bursts of brief intensity with just three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. The waters of poetry run wide and deep. Poetry has evolved over time, and perhaps now more than ever,
Video examples
Pico Iyer: A Portable...
lost exactly a week I got there and I found that the monastery in character was dangerously close to the English boarding schools where I spent so much time it wasn't just sitting on a wooden platform contemplating the moon and writing depthless haiku it was scrubbing
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
One of the clearest places to find good metaphors is in poems. Take this haiku by the 18th-century Japanese poet Issa. "On a branch floating downriver, a cricket singing." The first way to meet a metaphor is just to see the world through its
Video examples
What Makes Angry Birds...
case you know it's it's a short it's a short narrative you know you can see the whole page right there and so trying to find something to say about black holes and a short amount of space is not very easy it's kind of like a haiku
Video examples
The healing power of...
On some days, we would sit for hours in silence, both of us reading. And on other days, we would read together, we would read poetry. We started by reading haikus, hundreds of haikus, a deceptively simple masterpiece.
Video examples
Sheikha Al Mayassa:...
in their own voices. Now if you'll allow me, I would love to share a one-minute film that has proven to show that a 60-sec film can be as powerful as a haiku
Video examples
John Delaney: Wiring an...
his disciples and followers kept asking him, "What's the secret? How can you make haiku poems so beautiful so easily?" And toward the end, he said,
Video examples
The hilarious art of...
Now, that's a good printing job. A book cover is a distillation. It is a haiku,
Example 1 of 10
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.
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Fumio Sasaki
Author
Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku is the shortest poem form in the world. These are a few examples of a minimalistic aesthetic in Japanese art and culture.
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Geoffrey Ward
American Historian
Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure in paring down and paring down. But it isn't the same.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.
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Flula Borg
German Musician
I am a musician who also does love to explore the world in many ways, so my approaching with my songs, videos, and haikus is: 'Make It Real.
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Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian Director
Most of my videos consist of fragments, one or two minutes long. They are haikus or sketches. I have thousands.
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Richard Flanagan
Australian Novelist
I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.
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Misha Collins
American Actor
I guess haiku is an inspiration for me. Everyday, simple moments.
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Jack Kerouac
American Novelist
It's hard to write haiku. I write long, silly Indian poems.
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Biz Stone
American Businessman
I've seen people twitter in haiku only.
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.
Quote examples
Fumio Sasaki
Author
Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku is the shortest poem form in the world. These are a few examples of a minimalistic aesthetic in Japanese art and culture.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Ward
American Historian
Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure in paring down and paring down. But it isn't the same.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.
Quote examples
Flula Borg
German Musician
I am a musician who also does love to explore the world in many ways, so my approaching with my songs, videos, and haikus is: 'Make It Real.
Quote examples
Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian Director
Most of my videos consist of fragments, one or two minutes long. They are haikus or sketches. I have thousands.
Quote examples
Richard Flanagan
Australian Novelist
I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.
Quote examples
Misha Collins
American Actor
I guess haiku is an inspiration for me. Everyday, simple moments.
Quote examples
Jack Kerouac
American Novelist
It's hard to write haiku. I write long, silly Indian poems.
Quote examples
Biz Stone
American Businessman
I've seen people twitter in haiku only.
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