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NASA: We'll Send Your Poems To Mars

The Huffington Post | Melissa Cronin | Posted 05.08.2013 | Science
Read More: Planets, Video, Nasa, Space Exploration, Haiku, Mars Poetry, MAVEN Spacecraft, Space, Mars Poems, Mars Haikus, Mars, Poetry, Active Seti, Science News

Calling all space poets! NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send a message to Mars aboard the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution space...

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Poetry's Lasting Impact

Terry Blackhawk | Posted 05.15.2013 | Detroit
Read More: Haiku, Poetry, Poetry by Children, Poetry by Teenagers, Children's Poetry, Ghazal, Peter Markus, American Life in Poetry, Citywide Poets, Detroit Youth Poetry, Ted Kooser, Detroit Metro Times, Detroit Youth, Detroit News
Terry Blackhawk

I marvel at this impact, more than seven years later, but it only confirms my belief that over time, for even one hour a week, poetry can open the hearts and minds of young people.

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Wild in the Corridors: A Professor Cosplays at Comic Con

Susan J. Napier | Posted 12.19.2012 | Arts
Read More: Rose-of-Versailles, Cosplay, Haiku, Comic Con, Evangelion, Arts News
Susan J. Napier

I took my husband, Steve, along to Comic Con last weekend but worried that he might be weirded out by the whole experience, especially the array of cosplayers (costume players) who swirled through the corridors of the Javits Center.

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The Secret of the Third Sentence

Jeff Klima | Posted 12.17.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Funny, Basho, Articles, Knowledge, Sentence Structure, Haiku, Books, Writing, Grammar, Sonnet, Shakespeare, Genius, Profane, Comedy News
Jeff Klima

A lot of would-be writers are always asking me what the secret is to writing good, compelling articles. Well, I normally keep the answer as a sort of proprietary secret, but because you seem like a good egg, I'll tell you. Make sure that every third sentence you write is f***ing awesome!

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Perfect Haiku By A 4th Grader

Posted 08.25.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Funny Poems, Video, Funny Haiku, Funny Pictures, Haiku, 4th Grader Haiku, Comedy News

Writing poetry for school can be tough. You want to get a good grade, but you don't exactly want to put yourself out there if you know your classmates...

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Arizona Invokes the Power of Poetry to Promote Highway Safety

Tony Phillips | Posted 08.15.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Haboob, Twitter, Arizona, Haiku, Poetry, Highway Safety, Arizona Department of Transportation, Highways, Weird News News
Tony Phillips

Obviously anything called a haboob has to be pretty bad. Had Tolkien thought of such a name, he'd have based a trilogy on it. I, for one, can attest to how nasty a thing a haboob is.

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Stormwater Splashes Roof: Green Building Haiku Contest

Molly Miller | Posted 06.19.2012 | Green
Read More: Sustainability, Passive House, Haiku, Leed, Buildinggreen, Molly Miller, Green News
Molly Miller

Our friends at BuildingGreen are pretty serious writers when it comes to getting the technical information out about green building. Some might even ...

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NYC's Secret Weapon To Keep Pedestrians Safe: Haikus

Posted 12.02.2011 | New York
Read More: John Morse, Haiku, Haiku Signs, Ny News, Safe Streets Fund, New York Department of Transportation, Janette Sadik-Khan, New York News, New York News

Using money from drunk driver fines, the NYC Department of Transportation has created 144 special new street signs featuring colorful artwork and safe...

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EXCLUSIVE: Haiku For The Single Girl's Holiday Party Survival Guide

Posted 11.20.2011 | Women
Read More: Cynthia Vehslage Meyers, Holidays, Haiku, Holidays Canada Survival, Holidays Party, Holiday-Party-Tips, Holidays Canada, Holidays Survival, Holidays Haiku, Beth Griffenhagen, Women News

Plus-one anxiety. "Festive attire." Mistletoe, that most awkward of all flora. Holiday parties can be a source of stress for singletons, but luckily, ...

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Hocus Potus

Frank Dwyer | Posted 11.02.2011 | Politics
Read More: Political Haiku, Haiku, Campaigns, Politicians, Potus Poetry, Potus, Politics News
Frank Dwyer

Let them do what they're good at. Harding answered mail, Obama campaigns....

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Haiku Reviews: Abstraction, Walter Pater and QR Codes

Posted 10.26.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art Show Review, Peter Frank, John Seed, Haiku, Reviews, Art Reviews, Slidepollajax, Art Shows, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Art Galleries, Haiku Reviews, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditio...

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Play Haiku Hero

Posted 09.24.2011 | Home
Read More: HP Games, Games, Video, Haiku, Haiku Hero, Home News

Be honest, have you ever seen a video game about poetry? Well, that's about to change! Haiku Hero challenges you to make as many quirky haikus as you ...

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PHOTOS: From Kitsch To Oliver Twist: Haiku Reviews

Posted 09.06.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art, Video, Peter Frank, Haiku, Books, Musical Theater, Oliver!, Theatre, Kitsch, Theater, Musicals, George Heymont, Haiku Reviews, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditio...

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Palin's Revere Fact Check Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 08.06.2011 | Media
Read More: History, Paul Revere, Fact Check, Politiku, Haiku, Sarah Palin, David Hackett Fischer, Media News
Susanna Speier

Fact Check Politiku: Paul Revere's Letter to Jeremy Belknap Circa 1798  The page of the Massachusetts Historical Society website, pictured...

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Arab Spring Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Syria, Egypt, Libya, Obama, Middle East, Politiku, Haiku, Twitter, Arab Spring, Politics, Tumblr, Media News
Susanna Speier

Much has been made of the contrast between Obama's address to the Arab Nations two years ago and yesterday's address. That is -- the contrast between...

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The Strip Diary, Day Thirty Two: The Last of the Vegas Hotel Reviews, in Haiku Form

Paul Carr | Posted 07.06.2011 | Travel
Read More: Hotels, Haiku, Las Vegas, Travel News
Paul Carr

32 nights in 32 hotels; the finish line is so close I can almost bite it. Just one night still to go, at the Mandarin Oriental, and my month-and-a-bit in Las Vegas will be over.

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The Strip Diary, Day Twelve: More Vegas Hotel Reviews, in Haiku Form

Paul Carr | Posted 06.15.2011 | Travel
Read More: Hotels, Haiku, Reviews, Las Vegas, Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, Cirque Du Soleil, Absinthe, Vegas Escorts, Travel News
Paul Carr

Right now, most of my stories are still spinning around in my brain -- not quite ready to land. So here's the second part of my weekly round-up of my accommodations, written in the form of haiku.

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'Barn's Burnt Down -- Now I Can See The Moon'

Elaine Hall | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Japan Earthquake, Haiku, Autism, Japan, Compassion, 2011 Japan Tsunami, Japanese Poetry, Japan Earthquake 2011, Japan Tsunami 2011, Japanese Literature, 2011 Japan Earthquake, Poetry, Healthy Living News
Elaine Hall

Friends in Japan, we are looking today and we are so moved by who you are -- your instinct to help others through these difficult hours and days.

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The Poetry Of Wikileaks: How 1830 Cables Became Haikus

haikuleaks.tetalab.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Political News, Haiku, WikiLeaks Cables, Wikileak, Media News, Cable News, Creative Writing, Wikileaks, Pope, Poetry, Arts News

# As is typical, the Pope stayed above the fray and did not comment. 00HARARE5461.txt # Whether such tactics will have a chilling effect remains...

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What Our Astonishing Leaders Will Say Before the Bar of Justice

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Haiku, Politics News
Frank Dwyer

We're not perverts! Our hands were in those kids' pockets only to rob them!...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Alexandra Grants's Bodies On View At Honor Fraser, Los Angeles

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Painters, Haiku, Alexandra Grant, Honor Fraser, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Painting, Slidefullscreen, Art Galleries, Los-Angeles-Culture, Michael Joyce, Poetry, Arts News

WHO: Alexandra Grant WHAT: 'Bodies' WHEN: September 18 - October 23, 2010; Opening Reception September 23, 2010 WHERE: Honor Fraser 2622 La Cienega...

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Poet Hijacks Atlanta Streets

guardian.co.uk | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Haiku, Public Art, Writing, Poet, Street Art, Haikus, Poets, Poetic, John Morse, Poetry, Advertizing, Advertising, Books News

From an exhortation to "Lose ugly weight fast!!/ Feel Happier! Healthier!/ Dump your bigotry" to "Meet local singles!!/ Easy: stand near others/ Hang ...

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Haiku Poems: Which Animals Have The Japanese Written About?

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Haiku Animals, Animal Poem Haiku, Animal Haiku Poem, Poem Haiku, Haiku, Haiku Poem, Animal Haiku, Books News

In a new book from the British Museum exploring the form's long tradition of focus on animals, haiku from some of the greatest exponents - Basho, Buso...

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Street Artist Elbow Toe: Collage, NPR, Haiku

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Nyc, Brooklyn, Haiku, Npr, Issa, Street Art, New York, Collage, Jaime Rojo, Sharon Olds, Steven P. Harrington, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, Basho, Buson, Shred, Elbow-Toe, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

The Brooklyn artist and poet of the streets whose moniker is Elbow Toe gets up early to "go to work" on the subway, where he draws portraits of fellow riders in a sketchbook before returning to his studio.

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EU President Publishes Book of Poetry

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Haiku, Eu, Poetry, John Lundberg, Herman Van Rompuy, Healthy Living News
John Lundberg

Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Union and former Prime Minister of Belgium, published a book of haiku this past Thursday. Haiku Herman, ...

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