Writing Lessons : How to Write a Haiku

[TheRockbandkiller]

roses are red, violets are blue, this poem makes no sense, potato

[MrTwisterproductions]

this helps me in my studies dude!1

[machicniii]

G Bush lied to you

weapons of mass destruction?

obama? no change

[darkyte12]

Haikus are awesome

But sometimes they don't make sense

Refrigerator

[PoetryPoemsPoets]

Love writing, especially poetry. Big thumbs up to anybody who supports writing.

[Buenomars]

Was adventuring.

Then, an arrow to the knee.

Now, on guard duty.

[SpottedWarmblood22]

Am I the only one who just skipped through the hole video?

[MeRe9652]

Writing is awesome! Definite thumps up!

[albirdyman]

it cant be about death whe tree is left bare terrible

[OmegaMarioBros]

I am very cool.

I can kick Godzilla's ass.

That's how cool I am.

[ZenmasterNescafe]

Naikus are shorter

than Haikus are sposed to be

having zero sylbs

[SuperMentalretard]

Writing a Haiku

Running out of syllables

Can be a pain in the

[0ffspringfan]

Haiku kills babies.

It feeds on the innocent.

Beware of its might.

[kingkitty7]

Any day any time, lol

[BatsuTora]

warm day, cold day... i'm everyday...doing ... nothing -_- 

[screwednoob]

*rubs forehead twice*

[Dojan5]

It feels like the closed captioning is mocking her stuttering.

Mean.

[krylon2009]

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, boner.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[akosihelbert]

why does everyone making fun of haiku? i'm trying to learn here.

[writes4fun]

@akosihelbert you don't want to learn about haiku here. Half of what she says is wrong. Saying a leaf dances is anthropormorphism which is not allowed in haiku form. 5-7-5 syllables is also incorrect. Just consider 17 syllables to be the maximum. Haiku can have 2 lines or 4 lines. It doesn't have to be 3 lines. A kigo, or season word, is a must in haiku!

[akosihelbert]

@writes4fun i kinda noticed that.

[mackawack12346]

Hopin' to touch you

His skin's really greasy

Handful of dog doo

[jmarrvin]

never in my life

have I realized just how

dumb that haikus are.

[bao112233]

Hello My name is

Uh Bill Nye the Science Guy

I like the turtles

[giraffecake]

Learning is always easier when taught by an attractive woman.

[TheContinual]

I climed a mountain

My ascent failed in fatigue

I picked flowers there

[marcusunlimited]

Haiku really is wonderful, you can hear many many haiku at our channel. We hope you enjoy them. All the best, ~Marcus:)

[vltimatefightr]

Informative and useful. Haiku seems pretty simple which is why it might be a useful form of art: simple yet can capture a particular image like a snapshot photo. Thanks for sharing!

[liam13coins]

um, um , um...... um, um .... um

[InfamousDelta9]

her haiku is really teh noob

[Levettator]

Listen to me please!

Stop saying the words "and Umm."

It makes you sound dumb.

[WetlandsRemediation]

Much was left out.

Haiku was originally but the opening stanza of a longer hokku.

Popularity caused it to become a free-standing form.

Traditional haiku requires a seasonal reference.

All quite moot, Haiku is dead.

Haiku remains dead.

For we have killed it.

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[Stuffzes]

My butt aches a lot

oh its chapped i forgot

pass the butt cream please

[atomsanddust]

There goes my cat

Pocket Kat Poopy Pants is

her beautiful name

[MrTerryKay]

Jack Kerouac, man.

American Haiku, man.

Haikeautiful man.

.

But answer this, man?

Has he abused, or confused,

Rule 5, 7, 5?

[MrTerryKay]

5, 7 and 5?

I am completely confused.

That just doesn't rhyme?

Must it stop there though?

What if I want to go on?

Would rhyming be wrong?

[AZstarwatcher]

In English haiku, you are not restricted to 5 - 7 - 5 and haikus are not always a comparison. And she's supposed to be a "credentialed" teacher?

[HappySkyDiver33]

How to write Haiku

Says the lady on Youtube

I fart in my room

[MonkeyOnTheContrary]

I have a heiny

What's your name again, my friend?

Ah... my bottom hurts!

[bumrang]

This is a haiku

Some haikus dont make sense

Refrigirator

[zuko25]

I enjoy waffles

I like blue, so does that mean...

I like blue waffles?

[zuko25]

What is a Haiku?

I don't know how to do it

hey I'm doing it!

[Cimande83]

@zuko25 HAHAHHAHA



[zuko25]

When we say Haikus

we count them with our fingers

you're doing it now

[zelda1russell]

I see you driving round town

with te girl I love

and I'm like haiku.

[MrJaiLeeworthy]

moras, not syllables. I want to know what MORAs are

[tapirawa]

5-7-5

[OneOracle]

to understand haiku you have to understand zen.

[TheContinual]

@OneOracle shut the hell up

[Linusknollhouse]

all you have to do is write a haiku about snow angels, ma'am. Sure mountains are great, kiss of snowflakes on the nose, oh snow angels rule!

[imveryninjaful]

dear jak i miss u

but wat i think u dont know is

that i think i love u

[sohooded]

@choiceskinner what a moron....

[sohooded]

mediocre lines idiots always tempted

they can't cut mustard

[Mewfan]

cake is delicious

I could eat it for breakfast

and also for lunch

[TeshiKennedy117]

@Mewfan Cake is delicious

I could eat it for breakfast

But it is a lie

[boss1990x]

i now haikus i learned them when i was small 

[wafferz]

@XxMyotoxX I wish i could thumbs up that comment twice.

[Berniewahlbrinck]

Thanks for the information - it might get my German students into the mood ;-)

[richardtyson100]

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[ItchyClickfinger]

Woman With grey eyes.

teaches of the Haiku form .

childcraft IS behind

[Arachnidius]

This line has five syll-

-ables, damn, I messed it up

Forgive me. Filler.

[Allan2747]

Nice haiku dackmister

[jh0zzua909]

i can use this on my report

[Luzariego]

Haiku is certainly not an easy task. It's not just a matter of following the pattern already stated in the video, but a spiritual exercise of both observation and the ability to bring together an idea in only 17 syllables. To describe something in a few words wil always involve wisdom.

[TimRuffle]

Any fool can write

a Hai-ku- just stop at the

seventeenth syllab

[PostLibrary]

Gee whiz, do you know how old the Childcraft collection is in the background? Good grief.

[Egdirnam]

Good! I have written haikus. Once you get started on this thing, there's no stopping.

Haikus are so much fun. You must think as you write so it makes sense to you and the reader. You can also include God in your haikus. I love writing them. Let's get something started.

[zinkpham009]

Jak's Fat. Also Fat

My Soul Soars In The Heavens,

Jak's Floats On Gravy.

-From RoosterTeeth

[Usual5uspects]

Awesome subtitles. They really helped me understand your accent.

[doncini3000]

@MarthaMyDear999 NOT SUPPOSED TO RHYME! gawsh...

[gblaney]

@doncini3000 It does not need rhyme, and it does not need not rhyme, but it does need to be something --- be it rhyme or not rhyme or perhaps both.

[gblaney]

As a composer I should find it quite interesting, with regards to the theoretical prospect thereof, of taking a series of related or unrelated Haikus and formulating an opera using these alone.

[doncini3000]

@gblaney k...

[gblaney]

@doncini3000 "Care to elaborate on this okay?"

[dingerdawg]

@gblaney what? whatever you just said sounds interesting and all its just i have a hard tme following what ure saying

[gblaney]

@dingerdawg "To use Haiku in Opera"

[Ashiman12]

It's true that the traditional Japanese haiku has 17 syllables (5-7-5), but I agree with Jack Kerouac that English isn't designed the same way as Japanese, and the Japanese scheme can be pretty limiting in English. An example of Karouac's haiku:

In my medicine cabinet,

The winter fly

Has died of old age.

To me, haiku aren't about adhering to rigid forms that are designed for other languages, but about chrystalizing a moment, an image, and the spirit behind it.

[artman40]

First line of haiku

Second line of the haiku

Third line of haiku

[timtak1]

"more broad" or broader?

I think that the last line should link back to the reality of the previous. Image, develop, loop back.

[DLineHero]

Haiku is easy,

But sometimes, they don't make sense.

Refrigerator.

[leskvon]

@DLineHero ROFL thats so true and funny=D

[kaianttila73i]

@DLineHero

Don't is two words.

With two syllables in them.

Or is it just one?

[ghr0th]

Aan tha eeh tss ehm

Uhm.. erm, uhm uhm uhm uhm em

ay thaa but ehm.. uhm

[Poesipaddan]

Great video! Greetings from Sweden!

[JustusScottJr]

thanks, most helpful

[JustusScottJr]

nice

[tebonz]

the tree is green green

the branch is brown brown brown brown

the leaves are green green

[Samh9]

@tebonz: That is like, the best haiku I've ever read. Genius.

[cotecio]

Modern haiku doesn't need 5-7-5 syllables

[immobolizeddeath1]

@cotecio Correct, however, traditional form is what she is trying to teach here; so please don't talk about how form doesn't need to be this or that. Go write some lazy poetry/freeverse if you're opposed to form.

[Ashiman12]

@immobolizeddeath1 Wow, so free verse is "lazy poetry"? Someone should tell Walt Whitman, and almost every major poet since.

[leena5851]

wow this helps alot

thanx for posting it :-)

[JFV1000]

wooooo she never stop that ammm ammmm ammm ......

[xoxovietcutie]

can sume1 please help me write a 17 line haiku abt nature ??? please its hw and it due on monday !! please help me im not good in poetry.

[veenea]

i love to write in this kind of poem. simple and full of meaning..love it!

[saygoodbyetoanniemay]

i wrote one but i'd like to try and make one in japanese, heres my english one:

Three open eyes gently,

Two hands never touching again,

One Goodbye muttered.

its about my ex Y_Y

and theres NOTHING Natural about him i'm afraid

[TheAthenius]

She's not fine

She looks like Bill Nye

Science was never her sign

Someone get me a nine

[hunter3093]

lmfao!

[OwningWolf]

thanks for the info it be hard to write mine it has to be fear

[AuberellaDorkella]

this has been quite helpful :)

thank you

[dgmedia555]

Well thank you even more, this has been quite helpful for me to understand haiku poems even more than the last person;

when the sun comes out

the motorsexles are about

now lets drink some beer

[MetallicRipple]

your second line is 8 syllables :S

[cosmonaut004]

Well thank you, this has been quite helpful for me to understand haiku poems.

[martinezjmod]

thanks for the video, it help us understand what it was. My daughter had this as homework and now we can help her. Thanks