Starting February 1st, the 4th semi-annual haikuwrimo will begin!

The what?

Yes that’s right boys and girls, it’s almost time for the haikuwrimo once again!
*the crowd goes wild

For those of you who don’t know, the haikuwrimo was born in 2006 in response to the NaPoWriMo or National Poetry Writing Month. It was birthed because I wanted to try to spread the word about haiku, the unique form of Japanese verse that is probably one of the most misunderstood forms of poetry around today.

For more information on what I believe haiku truly is (as far as English haiku), please look at this small essay I wrote regarding the issue.

Another great source of information was provided by `Laurence55 and can be found here:
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and here
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Anyway, back to the point, and that point is that the next haikuwrimo will start February 1st and run through February 28th. The crux of the haikuwrimo is to write a haiku a day for the whole month of February. Yeah, that’s right, I said it, write a haiku a day for 28 days straight. Sound simple? Well try it and see just how challenging it can be! But not only will it challenge you, hopefully it will open up the world in which you live, opening your eyes to all the wonderful beauty that we take for granted everyday!

If you want to participate, send me a NOTE and I’ll add you to my journal entry to kick off this great writing opportunity.

This year’s theme will be Winter, but you can write your haiku or senryu about anything really. Post them to your userpage however you want, in your journal, in a deviation, or even in scraps, but just write!



A very special thanks to `RetroZombie for our stamp!




And now, a winter themed haiku by Issa [link]

without seeing sunlight
the winter camellia
blooms