Poetry Club

alliyah wrote:Happy May everyone! May is the 5th month of the year, so it's Haiku Month here on YWS! (The chill younger-sibling to NaPo)

Here's some #MayHaiku threads to remember ~
* Haiku Train
* Life by Haiku
* Haiku Battle!
* Our special May Haiku activity for this year: The May Haiku Collection
* It's also a perfect excuse to share surprise friendship poem haikus on people's walls during May!

Directions for haiku writing if it's something new for you ~
* Traditionally haiku tackles a nature theme, can be read in a single breath, and often have some type of "turn" or "reveal" at the end - though you're welcome to write them however you'd like and play with different themes!
* Haiku should usually have 3 lines with the first line having 5 syllables, the second line having 7 syllables, and the third line having 5 syllables. (though some modern haiku movements reject this )
* If you're not sure about syllables syllable counter websites can help you out!