NaHaiWriMo

Write one haiku a day in February, which is National Haiku Writing Month—the shortest month for the shortest genre of poetry.

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Congratulations to #WSFHaiku finalists @joanstamm, @DaleDvorak, @GinnyBaker68 & @HaileyAJameson! Thanks to @wapoetlaureate @ClaudiaC_L & @CaptainHaiku for judging! Check out their great work on the next four tweets... Most likes at noon Friday wins!

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It’s back for year three
#WSFHaiku contest
Coming soon, right here.

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If I’ve done my math correctly, today, April 19, 2019, marks the 3,000th daily writing prompt in NaHaiWriMo's history. We began the prompts on February 1, 2011, the day NaHaiWriMo started. A deep bow of thanks to all... https://t.co/Cy50sz0Zcm

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In case you might be interested, I was interviewed about haiku today by Bill Kenower for a live Author Magazine podcast. Listen to this 39-minute recording at https://t.co/2SXuPVw9rU. https://t.co/2SXuPVw9rU

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Our daily writing prompter for April 2019 is DEVIN HARRISON, who prompted for NaHaiWriMo before, in April of 2015 and December of 2016. Glad to have Devin back again, and I hope you've all been enjoying his... https://t.co/QoF1Tmz0jF

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I’m pleased to announce that our April 2019 NaHaiWriMo daily writing prompter is DEVIN HARRISON. Devin has prompted for us twice before, in April of 2015 and December of 2016. Welcome back, Devin!

(Posting this a little early because I'll be travelling the next five days.)

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April 2019 Daily Writing Prompts https://t.co/HSvArPe4ev

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Please join me in thanking RANDALL HERMAN for his NaHaiWriMo daily writing prompts during the month of March 2019. If you’re like me, you’ve detected a bit of a nautical theme to many of the prompts, though not all of them. Thank you, Randall, for all your inspiration!

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Time to meet the prompter! Our NaHaiWriMo daily writing prompter for March 2019 is RANDALL HERMAN, who also prompted for us in August of 2017. Read his interview, with three sample haiku, at... https://t.co/oBqDCVRoqe

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The submission deadline for the ukiaHaiku international contest (free to enter) is March 23, 2019. See submission guidelines at https://t.co/OnQxDZPfjn (the deadline isn’t mentioned here, but is listed at... https://t.co/OnQxDZPfjn

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PROMPT SOURCE BOOK REVEALED

As I mentioned at the start of February, this month’s writing prompts have been produced through random numbers and letters provided by NaHaiWriMo participants, using the number to choose... https://t.co/FQHU3TwViv

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NaHaiWriMo’s official month is February each year, but our prompts continue year-round. I’m delighted to announce that our guest daily writing prompter for March 2019 is RANDALL HERMAN, who prompted for us before, in August of 2017. Please join me in welcoming Randall!

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March 2019 Daily Writing Prompts https://t.co/i6CZsWxNEn

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Thanks to everyone who provided the random numbers/letters that helped to provide the prompts this month. I’ll reveal the source text soon!

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February 28 prompt: SCHOOL PRINCIPAL (random number, 420-R, provided by James Rodriguez).

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February 27 prompt: CANNED MEAT (random number, 236-R, provided by Kathabela Wilson).

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Well, we're nearing the end of NaHaiWriMo for another February. How has it been? Highlights or lowlights so far? How do you feel about your haiku this month, whether you've followed the prompts or not? Please share... https://t.co/n1KAMp28TL

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February 26 prompt: BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE (random number, 13-K, provided by Kathi Wright).

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February 25 prompt: HAIR BRUSHING (random number, 22-Y, provided by Luce Pelletier).

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Saddened to report that renowned Japanese translator and scholar Donald Keene has died. He was a massive giant in his field, and little that we in the west know about... https://t.co/mheLyfmRgb