Directory: Arts: Literature: Poetry: Forms: Haiku and Related Forms: Pseudo Haiku (38)
Kahlo Haiku - Humorous collection of haiku written in tribute to Frida Kahlo and her rich sense of humor. Submissions accepted.Beer Haiku Daily - We publish a beer haiku daily. A simple poem each day to celebrate one of life's simple pleasures. Submissions are welcome.
Airless Suburban Haiku - "A cynical celebration of conspicuous consumption in haiku form." --What they said of themselves. It's accurate.
Haikus for Jews - Humorous haikus, combining ancient Zen wisdom with timeless Jewish noodging. Excerpts from book for sale.
AsianAmericanFilm.com: Haiku Fu - A weekly haiku contest based on photos of Asian Americans in the film world. Read 'em! Write 'em! Win cheap but delightful prizes! In your face fun.
Dog Haikus - A poetic tribute to the domesticated dog. Not classical, not 'artsy', just apt. Hopefully entertaining.
Haiku and Mercifully Short Poems - Haiku and short poems. Submissions welcome.
Bing Crosby's Haiku - Uses invented names in all its content, except in cases when public figures are being satirized.
Salon | 21st: The 21st Challenge - A collection of "haiku computer error messages" resulting from a contest, with author's names.
Transmissions In Seventeen - A plethora of 5-7-5s on just about any current topic, and some not so current (PEZ, anyone?), by Richie Millennium.
Bar Haiku - Scanned images of haiku written in bars (usually on napkins). Fun and funny, with some X-rated, as you might expect from the "Bar Haiku Crowd".
Haiku Obituaries - Heather haunts the dead, writing weekly obituaries in 5-7-5. Includes access to a weekly haiku mailing list.
Arpeggiating through the Feeblesquare - A surreal, unconventional, and somewhat postmodern exploration of the modern abyss through haiku.
Cowku For Better Living - Pseudo-haiku about cows.
Crow City Haiku Generator - Generates mystical computer haiku about crows.
Insect Haiku - Generates haiku illustrating the beauty and tragedy of the insect world.
Pop Haiku - A collection of 5-7-5s about pop culture. Send your own for consideration. Managed by Lisa Beebe and Fred Flores.
Haiku Error Messages - Yet another rendition of this popular group of 5-7-5s, with a few new ones thrown in.
Guardian Unlimited Book Games: Haiku - Haiku page of a British newspaper, featuring its weekly contest for 5-7-5s based on the news.
Crack Haiku - A collection of haiku about crack cocaine.
Bushku Generator - Cyberpoetry as from the glib lips of the Global Village Idiot. Bushku use a 3-5-3 syllable form, 'cause 5-7-5 is too darn complexicated, Laura.
Haiku Circus by Ken Sakamoto - Haiku Circus - a comic strip that combines haiku poetry [that is, 5-7-5s] with drawings by Ken Sakamoto.
The Haiku Homepage - An informational resource about [pseudo-]Haiku, modern and historical.
haikus4hotties - Irreverent 5-7-5 syllable poetry dedicated to beautiful strangers found on Friendster and other dating sites.
Sayings of the Wise Shang-ti - Proverb-like guru-ku written by the Wise Shang-ti while meditating high atop McDonald's golden arches.
The Genuine Haiku Generator - The Genuine Haiku Generator, powered by JavaScript, creates evocative, meaningful verse (?) using completely random combinations of individual words. Save your favorite haiku online, or send one to a friend. (May be X-rated.)
Dairy Lama: Land of Cheese Haiku - Submit dairy-inspired haiku poems, called mooküs. Mookü poems are submitted and displayed on topics such as art, philosophy, love, science, and adventure.
Haiku by Everyone - User-contributed collection, mostly 5-7-5.
Honku: The Poetry of Clinton Street - Aaron Naparstek's attempt to combat urban traffic noise with haiku and promote his book. Includes verses, message board, and notes and links on the urban noise problem.
Haiku error messages - If programmers were more into Haiku these are the sort of error messages you might see. (This appears to be the same as the original Salon.com set, see below.)
Haiku U. - Site of David M. Bader, author of "Haiku U." and other books of humorous 5-7-5s related to Zen and Judaism.
HaikuMachine - HM automatically generates "haikus" online using HM's patented 575 technology engine.
Haiku Reviews - The Haiku Poetry Review site: where you can add or read reviews of films, music or books in 5-7-5 verses. (No relation to Japanese poetry.)
productmoment.com - commercial poetry - Site marries 5-7-5 doggerel verse to the commercial world in an attempt to combine the ancient form of poetry with the consumer world. Users are invited to spend a moment with products they are researching and think of them in a different way. A sales site, consisting entirely of advertisements.
Daily News Haikus - Witty, insightful take on the day's events in traditional 5-7-5 form. Contains links to story sources, and archives from past days. Submit your own.
Haiku-A-Day - Haiku Nurse provides an original Haiku every day. Blogged by an Oregon author.
Hot Cross Haiku - A poetry blog featuring traditional and modern haiku by Ian Row of Melbourne and fellow hot crossers from around the world.
Bad Haiku - Horrible poetry for the digital age - A very old (10 years plus online) repository of pseudo haiku, moderated by Janis.
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