The art of reading and writing haiku, an ancient Japanese form of very short poetry, has gained much popularity in the Western world in recent decade. "corn stubble" is not just for those who love haiku. It is for those who are not at all familiar with haiku or for anyone who may be curious about haiku and interested in finding out what this particular poetry genre has to offer them.
Haiku have been called "one-breath poems" because each one can be read in the span of one inhalation and one exhalation. This means that one or more haiku can be read in a very short time without feeling committed to a much longer poem or a whole chapter in a novel! Don't be wary or disappointed, however, about their brevity: haiku pack a lot of meaning and feeling in a mere 17 syllables or less. This is the beauty of haiku: no unnecessary words or ideas to clutter the mind.
The world of haiku is unlike any other form of written expression. Haiku are pearls of beauty, wisdom, and mystery; and are glimpses of insights into human nature.
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