Haiku

:This is the article on the ancient Japanese form of poetry. For the BeOS open-source re-creation project, see Haiku (operating system). For the town in Hawaii, see Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii.

Internet and television

Both haiku and hokku writers and verses are now found online. A search will lead to many forums where both new and experienced poets learn, share, discuss, and freely criticize.

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In early 1998, Salon magazine published the results of a haiku contest on the topic of computer error messages. The winning haiku, written by David Dixon, was:

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1998 - Computer

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:Three things are certain:

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:Death, taxes, and lost data.

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:Guess which has occurred.

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Like much of contemporary haiku, this does not follow the guidelines of hokku or early haiku. Instead it takes the creative and often witty approach characterizing humorous haiku today. There are online computerized systems for generating random haiku; there are "Spamku," (verses devoted to the processed, canned meat) as well as many other clever variations on the brevity of the haiku form. Witty haiku, often satirizing the form itself, have appeared in popular TV programs such as Beavis and Butthead and South Park.

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Beavis and Butthead - South Park

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In 1995, the scifaiku (science fiction haiku) form was invented by Tom Brinck.

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1995 - Scifaiku

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