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How Do You Do Haiku? workshop outline summary

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workshop led by Dr. Judith Lauter, author of 7 books of poetry, including 6 focusing on haiku (see individual book webpages under this same Poetry tab)
this workshop is listed by Humanities Texas as eligible for grant support
by them

maximum attendance = 15
time required = minimum 2 hours; maximum one day, with breaks as needed
appropriate age range = adults
suggested background for participants = at least some experience with reading poetry, and an interest in learning to write poetry about topics in nature (natural scenes, plants, animals, weather, etc.)



OUTLINE SUMMARY

I. General Introduction -- why writing haiku can be easy, fun, and not as "scary" as other kinds of poetry

II. Brief history of haiku -- where the haiku comes from, and what it is today

III. How To Do Haiku (1) -- overview: the Four Easy Steps for writing a haiku

IV. How To Do Haiku (2) -- step-by-step demonstration (two examples are covered; for each, a color photo of a natural scene is viewed by the whole group, either as a hardcopy handout or on a TV screen with computer input, if available; as the group studies the photo, Dr. Lauter illustrates the use of the Four Easy Steps by leading the group word-by-word through the writing of a haiku about the photo)

V. How To Do Haiku (3) -- do-it-yourself (each group member is given a handout sheet of additional color-photo selections, and asked to choose one to write a haiku about; after all the haiku are written, the whole group gets to see each of the chosen photos while they listen to the author read their new haiku; this last portion of the workshop can be extended as needed, so that workshop lengths can range from a minimum of 2 hours to a full day)

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  • Home
    • Events (2014 -- )
  • Biography
    • Green Is Certain
    • Perturbations
  • Science
    • Zebra Brain
    • ASHA Video
    • Neural Rainbow
  • Poetry
    • A Year of Haiku
    • Light From the Left
    • Sonora Spring Haiku
    • Pineywoods Summer Haiku
    • Rockies Autumn Haiku
    • Coastal Bend Winter Haiku
    • LaNana Creek Haiku
    • Lady Slipper Traill Haiku
    • Konza Tallgrass Prairie Haiku
    • The Poet in the Park
    • The Long Hot Summer 2022
    • Haiku Workshop outline
  • Photography/Art
    • Photography
    • Art