102 Haiku Journal : 17 Syllables to Say It All
17 Syllables to Say It All
Lisa Markuson, Daniel Zaltsman and Erick Szentmiklosy
This unique journal guides and encourages you to reflect on your day in the style of everyone's favorite short-form poem - the haiku. It offers 102 creative prompts to help you think about different aspects of your life and capture them in 17 syllables. Conceived by the Haiku Guys & Gals, this journal also contains examples of their poems for inspiration. The prompts encourage you to write haiku on a range of subjects: a tribute to your hero, an ode to a childhood memory, a note on the weather, or an observation about your day. The journal also provides a brief history of the haiku, a basic explanation of how it is comprised, and some tips for getting into a haiku-writing frame of mind. Whether you skip around or proceed with the prompts in order, 102 Haiku Journal, encourages both creativity and self-reflection, all in a beautiful little package. ". . . this journal offers creative prompts to help you think about different aspects of your life and capture them in the short-form poem that is haiku. You'll also find examples for inspiration, a brief history of the haiku, a basic explanation of how it is comprised, and some tips for getting into a haiku-writing frame of mind." Flow Magazine
The Haiku Guys and Gals are a company of performance poets providing instant inspiration for everyone they meet, in the form of unique haiku on the topics that are most important to them. They have worked with Google, Women's Wear Daily, The W Hotel &Starwood Hotel Group, Chloe, Lululemon, Reuters, Bloomberg, Steve Madden, The Brooklyn Public Library, Barnes &Noble, Wanderlust festivals, and more. They have been recognized and recommended by The New York Times, New York Post, NHK, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Brooklyn Magazine, Time Out NY, and more.