The Basics of Haiku

     Not all of my friends who check my blog know how to write a haiku. Some don’t even know what haiku means. So to acquaint them or readers who happen to drop by and want to learn more, I’ve made a list of links. This is also a very helpful guide for haiku poets who want to improve their skills.


1) Definition of haiku

    http://sites.google.com/site/graceguts/essays/a-definition-of-haiku
    http://www.withwords.co.uk/what.html

2) Brief history of haiku

    http://www.withwords.org.uk/history.html

3) Guidelines on writing haiku

    Bare Bones School of Haiku by Jane Reichhold
   http://www.ahapoetry.com/Bare%20Bones/bbtoc%20intro.html

    Becoming a Poet by Michael Dylan Welch Haiku
   http://sites.google.com/site/graceguts/essays/becoming-a-haiku-poet

    Haiku . . . Under the Bedsheets: Juxtaposition and Seasonal Reference by Michael Dylan Welch

   http://sites.google.com/site/graceguts/essays/haiku-under-the-bedsheets

4) Haiku Techniques

    Haiku Techniques by Jane Reichhold

    http://www.ahapoetry.com/AHI%20tech%20art.html

    How to Ginko by Tad Wojnicki

    http://www.haikupix.com/news

     These links have helped me a lot and I still review them from time to time. I hope by collecting these links, one will be interested in writing haiku. If not, it will be great if a haiku beginner will be able to learn more from this list.

     If any of the links has proven useful to you, please let me know. :-)