Haiku @ Folio

Haiku is brief and succinct, with emphasis on keen observation, clarity, depth of imagery and immediacy— and haiku discipline can be helpful to anybody who wishes to improve their writing. Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum and Haiku Northwest invite you to explore modern English language haiku in our new monthly study group. 

Join us in-person at Folio on the third Wednesday of each month. See the full schedule for details. Free and open to all - RSVP required.

Led by Dianne Garcia, over the next seven months we will discuss a definition of haiku (and common misconceptions and seldom-articulated “rules” for haiku), listen to examples of contemporary published English language haiku, explore one haiku concept/writing technique, endeavor to write responsive haiku, and return with our own haiku for feedback from the mentor and the group. We will explore haiku-related forms. We will learn about submission customs, where we can submit haiku for…