Haiku is a form of poetry
September 24th, 2007 by AnnieHaiku is a form of poetry that evolved from ancient forms of Japanese poetry and song that was religious in nature. It consists of three short lines. Some people in the west love it; others just think it’s weird. It probably depends on the quality of the individual poem whether it’s good or not, which is probably true of all poetry, really. But haiku seems to be the very smallest literary form with the greatest number of confusing rules. Read on at Haiku Poetry