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Do you Haiku? | Amelia Ah You

I recently attended The Real Art of Writing Haiku workshop with poet and publisher Claudia Radmore.

It sure was a jam packed and so fun! Besides learning about the origin, the do's and don't's of Haiku poetry writing, the packed room of eager students also got to write their own poem, icognito. Claudia then picked some out of the basket and shared them with the class. Here are some samples of 8 poems I copied from the whiteboard.  Unedited.

mossy paths

dew showers

all old friends

 

fresh snow

rabbit’s prints

fox has followed

 

one breath

senses words on the page

sometimes obstreperous

 

embers

woodsmoke

deep slow breaths

 

limb snaps

wings spread wide

freedom

 

water over rock

spray fractured by light

gulls cry

 

sun warms

frost on grass

long shadows

 

cool still air

last light

between bare branches

 

 Beautiful, right? To take a step further, may I suggest printing out the poems and then cut them up line by line, then mix them up to create your own haiku! Claudia is an excellent teacher. Please visit her website https://claudiaradmore.com/ Thank you Almonte Readers & Writers for organizing this workshop. Amelia Ah You

Allan Stanley2025