Sunday, June 07, 2009

Haiku Review Time


Ready to win an autographed hardback of Mudbound by Hillary Jordan?
Why Maggie, I don't know nothin' 'bout writin' no hi-kus!
Don't be silly! We won't follow those stiff Japanese rules. No need to mention the season or what happens to be bloomin' in the backyard. Let's keep it simple and use the 5-7-5 format, as in 5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables for the second, and 5 for the ending. Place your Southern Haiku in a post then leave a post specific URL on Mister Linky here. One may enter as many times as a haiku is written for southern books read this summer. Contest ends July 31, 2009.
For fun, you may choose not to tell the book's title and let bloggers guess. Here is an example of one I recently read. Too easy, huh?!?
The quick brown fox jumps
amazingly over the
la*y dog sans z.
at

12 comments:

  1. Tiffany NorrisMonday, June 08, 2009

    Fun! Here is my post:
    http://tiffanynorris.blogspot.com/2009/06/southern-haiku-mansion.html
    Did I miss the Mister Linky somewhere?

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  2. maggie moranMonday, June 08, 2009

    Huh? Can you see it now Tiffany? I went over to Mister Linky's blog and he asks that I delete the header. Done, but I saw Mister Linky before the change? I went ahead and entered your post and now I'm off to read it!!! Yay!!!

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  3. WandaWednesday, June 10, 2009

    hard to summerize
    a book in only three lines
    gave it my best shot

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  4. SharonWednesday, June 10, 2009

    Mines up! I'm not a good poetm Haiku or otherwise!

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  5. SharonWednesday, June 10, 2009

    UH....That should be "poet"....where did that m come from??

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  6. maggie moranWednesday, June 10, 2009

    Wanda! You are having way too much fun! ;D

    That's right Sharon! You stink at poetm but your poetry is great! ;D

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  7. NancyMonday, June 22, 2009

    Are we supposed to post the haiku on our blog and just put the link in the comment? That's what I'll try to do. Let me know if I am wrong!

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  8. NancyMonday, June 22, 2009

    Mine's here: http://www.discriminatingreader.com/

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  9. crochet ladyMonday, June 29, 2009

    Hi, maggie, entered the contest. I posted the poem on my blog.

    Jen

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  10. NancySaturday, July 04, 2009

    Here's my second posting: http://www.discriminatingreader.com/2009/07/southern-summer-reading-challenge.html

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  11. maggie moranMonday, August 03, 2009

    Sorry Nancy! Mister Linky needed an atitude adjustment! ;D

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  12. PaulFriday, April 23, 2010

    Down here in Dixie
    Words flow like warm molasses
    Dripping off the tongue.

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