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To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Seattle Japanese Garden will host a virtual haiku writing event, Haiku in the Air, for the month of April.
Haiku is a form of a traditional Japanese poetry that dates back hundreds of years ago. Haiku is a short poem about nature as well as observation of everyday objects and events.
Each week, we will post a spring photograph from the garden on our Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter. Join us by composing your original haiku to go with the photo and sharing with us!
Here’s how to participate:
1. Notice the feelings the picture brings to you. Imagine or remember the smell, sound, and feel.
2. Identify what brought you the feeling, and choose a word that refers to the season (kigo).
3. Write in 3 simple lines (Traditionally 5-7-5 syllable pattern in Japanese) to express your feeling.
4. Share your haiku in the comment section of each Haiku in the Air photo on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Use #seattlejapanesegarden
