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Please join us on Wednesday 22/05 at 8 pm for an evening of Japanese-inspired poetry. Write your best Haiku, Senryū, Tanka...
Feeling confused?
Haiku: 5-7-5 syllables. Generally about nature
Senryū: 5-7-5 syllables. About human foibles, often cynical or darkly humorous
Tanka: 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. About love, passion, life & death, nature
And for the night, our Exquisite Corpse will take the shape of a 'renga', or collaborative verse.
Open Mic will follow.
MC: Paola
Free entry & 2-4-1 drinks until 9pm!
Prompts for the night:
Write your best haiku including the kigo (season word) related to spring: 'spring melancholy', 'hazy moon', 'muddy road', 'cats in love', 'forget-me-not' or 'sleepy Buddha'.
For each haiku, you can use only one season word. Remember to surprise us with a humorous or unexpected twist in your final line.
Please contact Paola ([email protected]) if you wish to read. 5 minutes max per reader.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Social Room, 3/F, Won Hing Building, 74-78 Stanley street,,Hong Kong