You may have been introduced to haiku in elementary or middle school by a well-meaning teacher who told you that haiku is a type of poem from Japan, set in nature, and written in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. However, haiku is really more challenging, more subtle, and more intriguing than just saying something 'poetic' about nature in three lines and 17 syllables. Haiku focus on a specific moment that catches the poet's attention...
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