CALL FOR POEMS: SPRING HAIKU
The Lansdowne Arts Board invites the community to create and share original haiku poetry about Spring! This opportunity is open to ALL members of Lansdowne and surrounding neighborhoods, adults and kids alike. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the month of May and will be shared on the Lansdowne Arts Board Instagram and Facebook pages.
What is a Haiku?
Haiku is a specific form of Japanese poetry, using just a few lines to illustrate a moment, a feeling, or a sensation, and often focuses on nature and/or a specific season or time of year. Your haiku should consist of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.
There is no limit to the number of entries, but all poems must be original!
Examples:
Toward those short trees
We saw a hawk descending
On a day in spring.
- Masaoka Shiki
Don’t weep, insects –
Lovers, stars themselves,
Must part.
- Kobayashi Issa
From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon-beholders.
- Matsuo Bashō
The Lansdowne Arts Board invites the community to create and share original haiku poetry about Spring! This opportunity is open to ALL members of Lansdowne and surrounding neighborhoods, adults and kids alike. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the month of May and will be shared on the Lansdowne Arts Board Instagram and Facebook pages.
What is a Haiku?
Haiku is a specific form of Japanese poetry, using just a few lines to illustrate a moment, a feeling, or a sensation, and often focuses on nature and/or a specific season or time of year. Your haiku should consist of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.
There is no limit to the number of entries, but all poems must be original!
Examples:
Toward those short trees
We saw a hawk descending
On a day in spring.
- Masaoka Shiki
Don’t weep, insects –
Lovers, stars themselves,
Must part.
- Kobayashi Issa
From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon-beholders.
- Matsuo Bashō
