Introduction On Friday nights we renga.  On Wednesday evenings we have a slow renga.  It sounds like a dance doesn’t it. And in some ways it is but with words and friends, a collaborative writing experience – a haiku party. Fridays are really playful, fun and often fast paced.  Wednesdays are more thoughtful and as it says on the tin … Read More

Introduction Greetings from Wendy Houser Blomseth in Minneapolis, MN, USA.  I have considered myself a photographer all my  life, both as a professional portrait photographer and now a nature photographer. I discovered my love for haiku poetry late in life.  In the past I rejected it blindly because of the 5/7/5 form and blocked myself from even trying it. 1 … Read More

introduction This week on THE DAILY HAIKU the following themes produced many poignant haiku. Do enjoy being inspired by these themes to produce new haiku and/or post old ones.  3 lines, 5/7/5 syllables is as always a guide not a rule and do add photographs, artwork, music, sketches…. Explore sharing our emotions in the recent blog post TO GUSH OR … Read More

Introduction Keith Evetts: I don’t like being photographed – the photo’s my i/d card in my prime – before I rhymed.   Retired, I’ve spent some of a varied life writing scientific and government papers, and more recently, local history research and stories.  I always loved poetry, wrote doggerel to amuse family and friends, then decided to take it more seriously.  … Read More

Introduction: Covid19 continues to bring enormous change and fresh challenges to all our lives. For many of us work that happened in person has either evaporated or gone online. For key service providers work pressures have increased to levels that have never been seen before.  Mental health issues are increasing across all demographics. Creativity is being valued more than ever … Read More

1 Getting into poetry without thinking too much. Choose an abstract ‘feeling’ word:  LOVE, ANGER, SADNESS, THOUGHTFULNESS, GUILT, DISAPPOINTMENT, JOY… etc. If you cannot choose put a bundle of words into a ‘hat’ and pull one out. 3 The beauty of abstract words is that they mean something different to everybody. The following questions are a way of teasing out … Read More

I’m Bridie, a semi-retired mental health nurse in Manchester, fianceè, happy mum and grandmother.The Daily Haiku has grown on me like a comfort blanket. It saw me through having Covid in March, it keeps me in touch with other creative minds. I actually love it. Sometimes lately when I have been busy or minus my pizzazz, I read work from … Read More

THE DAILY HAIKU themes have often created deep emotional outpourings, including from myself, that feel liberating and from the way members engage, supportive and nurturing.  Directly evocative themes of grief, depression, love, family… have all provided such opportunities to reach out, share personal memories and emotions. But crucially it is the group within this particular social media setting that seems … Read More

Here is a round-up of the week’s themes from 9-15th January to inspire you to write haiku.  I loved the description in Phil Barnett’s interview of the reveal of the themes each day carrying the excitement of an advent calendar.  Do enjoy playing with the prompts and see where they take you.   Our helpful guideline is 3 lines of … Read More

I’m an emeritus professor of history (Queens College, CUNY) who lives in Connecticut USA and has written numerous articles on ancient history, medieval history, and the history of alcoholism. My best-selling biography, Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy (Routledge), has been translated into Greek and Italian, and I take pride in having authored an article on alcoholism in the Oxford Classical Dictionary. My … Read More