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Meet Haiku Herman--Europe's New Poet President

John Lundberg | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: European Council, Prime Minister, Art, Herman Van Rombuy, Haiku, Writing, Europe, Belgium, Poetry, Poem, John Lundberg, Living News
John Lundberg

Van Rompuy is becoming known throughout the continent for his passion for writing poetry. Dubbed "Haiku Herman" by the British press, he is said to regularly compose haikus during his daily meetings.

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Doctoral Dissertations In Haiku

John Lundberg | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: The Poetic Life, Thesis, Haiku, Graduate Degree, Dissertation Paper, Dissertation, Graduate School, Poetry, Poem, Dissertation Haiku, John Lundberg, Living News
John Lundberg

One of my old professors liked to say that a poem isn't any good unless you can explain it to a three-year-old. I never would have thought one could...

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Sarah Palin Swan Song Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 08.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Susanna Speier, Scott Metz, Peter Orvetti, Michael O'Brien, Jerome Coopersmith, Ralph Dannheisser, Karen Goldner, The Haiku Foundation, Haiku, Politiku, Resignation, Sarah Palin, Poetry, Tina Fey, David Letterman, Home News
Susanna Speier

Palin's bolt-from-the-blue resignation was a Politiku dream come true. Politiku, by the way, is a contemporary English interpretation of Japanese Haiku poetry. Read: very concise political commentary.

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Father's Day Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Aaron Landsman, Politiku, Andrew Solomon, Father's Day, Susanna Speier, David Amram, Michael O'Brien, Constance Congdon, Haiku, Living News
Susanna Speier

Dad's Pentagon career began in the early 80s when this issue of nuclear non-proliferation --- his area of expertise -- was considered more of an industrial and diplomatic issue than one of national defense.

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Politikuing the Obama Administration's First 100 Days

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ralph Dannheisser., Political Haiku, Jason Rosenbaum, Hollie Overton, Obama, First 100 Days, Politiku, Dan Keefe, Karen Goldner, J. Holtham, Jerome Coopersmith, Haiku, 5-7-5, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Politics is anything but relaxing. The 5-7-5 restriction gives a sense of stability to the experience of writing it.

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Lord Shiva Kicks Ass: The Liberating Power of Loss

Dean Sluyter | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Meditation, Recession, Coping, Loss, Haiku, Enlightenment, Shiva, Living News
Dean Sluyter

We're all in this same leaking, sinking boat. It's always been this way and always will. Yet a few people have managed to remain unperturbed. What can we learn from these sages?

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Election 2008 Haiku

Gary Cohan | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Haiku, Battleground States, Hillary Clinton 2008, Economy, Jackie O, Trickle-Down Economics, Terrorist, Election 2008, Palin Clothing Budget, Campaign Strategy, Drill Baby Drill, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Hawaii Birth Certificate, Hothead, Bill Ayers Obama, Socialist, Mccain Pow Politics, Reverend Wright, Politics News
Gary Cohan

The battleground states are morphing red, purple, blue.

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Top 25 Brainy Haikus. Yours?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Mind-Body Connection, Sharpbrains, Mind.Body.Soul, Brain, Haiku, Mindfulness, Health, Brain Teasers, Meditation, Mind Games, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Can you write a haiku describing anything crossing your mind now?

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