The Poetry Stash: 6November2024

Haiku selections by Chiyo-ni

Today’s poems are haiku selections by Chiyo-ni from the collection Chiyo-ni, Woman Haiku Master, translated from the Japanese by Patricia Donegan and Yoshi Ishibashi. The book is available for purchase here. To watch a film/musical composition entitled “5 Haiku after Fukuda Chiyo-Ni” by Ben Finlay, click here.

Haiku selections by Chiyo-ni

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “some grasses don’t…”
2.	Begin with “if I write…”
3.	Listen to instrumental music or a song sung in a language you can’t translate. Write a poem inspired by the sounds.
4.	Pick a season and draft a poem exploring the season and human endeavor.

5. Photo by Emer Hyde via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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