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Announcement: May Haiku Collection (YWS-er style!)

Hello hello~ A huge congratulations to everyone who participated in NaPo, and everyone who didn't participate as well! You know why? Well, it's because May is Haiku Month. Whether or not you've already spent a whole month cracking your poetry brains, May is time for easy breezy low-key poetry activities centered around the beloved haiku.

This year we're doing a YWS-wide Haiku Collection! The purpose of this activity is 1. to encourage everyone to try their hand at haiku and 2. to encourage YWS-ers from all around the site to get to know each other.

Here's how it will work:

1. Everyone who signs up writes ONE haiku (this could be a more traditional haiku, which is about nature, or it could be one of the spin-off version that is about something else. There's a whole KB article about what technically counts as haiku, but for the purposes of this collection we're using the term haiku broadly for convenience :3)

2. Submit the haiku in this thread along with a short (maybe 3-line) bio about yourself

3. Ideas for what to include in the bio: what you do on the site, what's your favourite thread/ forum topic/ literary centre category/ randomosity game / kind of chicken

Here is an example:

Liminality (any pronouns) is a poeter who often lurks in WriterFeedPads. Her favourite threads include the Worst Poem Thread, the Haiku Train and the Tanka Train. Please yell at her about poetry, pets and weird comedy-parody things, because that's her jam.

Also include pronouns, or anything else you'd like us to know!

4. We will compile all the haiku into a thread, linking to everyone's profiles, like a poetic catalogue of new friends

5. . . and there will be an aesthetic pdf collection in that same thread as well! :3

Need inspo?
More on what May Haiku is about
Here's the famous ever-growing Haiku Train on YWS, where you can find examples written by fellow YWS-ers.
Here's a nice little overview on writing haiku.

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Day 7: February 19th

What?! It's the last day? Social Week may be coming to an end, but I hope you made meaningful friendships and connections through this event. <3

• Wall: As your status, share the highlights of Social Week. Then go to other's walls and post how they made you smile this week. Use hashtag #socialweek for all the wall posts.
  
• Challenge: PARTY TIME! Whenever you have time, join in the official Social Week pad for a 24-hour write-in party that will last until the end of the event. Also, don't forget to wrap up your Report A Good Poeter and Report A Nice Wall Post!
  
• Poetry: Thanks for writing with us this week! Hopefully you enjoyed sharing (and maybe even receiving) some poetry! Today we're asking you to share a poem on your wall, here's the catch though, you must write it with a friend!! Don't forget to use our hashtag #friendshippoems .

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Liebensteiner wrote:ahhh this is amazing omg <3 <3

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Day 1: February 13th

Welcome to the first day of Social Week! Here are three prompts to start off the week:

• Wall: Post a #interviewme status on your wall and include hashtag #socialweek . Respond to the question by going to the user's wall and posting the answer.
  
• Challenge: Respond to as many #interviewme wall posts as possible.
  
• Poetry: Write a haiku on someone's wall based on something you know they like, and include hashtag #friendshippoems .

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