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Pseudo Haiku

This category contains various kinds of "haiku" that do not reflect the Japanese tradition or the serious adaptations of that tradition by poets writing in English. This includes, but is not limited to, "Spamku", Scifaiku, and similar cooptations of the superficial formal aspects of haiku for humorous or other purposes. Some web sites contain a mixture of haiku and these pseudo-haiku poems, or contain poems that seem to be in the border zone between the two. Generally, such sites will be listed under the category Haiku and Related Forms. In other words, the inclusion of some material that might irk a haiku purist will not automatically consign a site to this category. (Sites devoted to senryu, for example, will remain under the Haiku and Related category.) At the same time, this pseudo haiku category should not be considered a dumping ground, but rather a collection of sites that feature interesting offshoots at least distantly related to haiku. According to the deepest tradition of haikai, these offshoots should be appreciated for themselves.

• - A collection of haiku about crack cocaine.
  
• - If programmers were more into Haiku these are the sort of error messages you might see. (This appears to be the same as the original Salon.com set, see below.)
  
• - Yet another rendition of this popular group of 5-7-5s, with a few new ones thrown in.
  
• - A modern Haiku website featuring daily haikus, an active forums, Haiku history, and How To pages.
  
• - Haiku Circus - a comic strip that combines haiku poetry [that is, 5-7-5s] with drawings by Ken Sakamoto.
  
• - Submit dairy-inspired haiku poems, called mooküs. Mookü poems are submitted and displayed on topics such as art, philosophy, love, science, and adventure.
  
• - A weekly haiku contest based on photos of Asian Americans in the film world. Read 'em! Write 'em! Win cheap but delightful prizes! In your face fun.
  
• - Uses invented names in all its content, except in cases when public figures are being satirized.
  
• - A collection of 5-7-5s about pop culture. Send your own for consideration. Managed by Lisa Beebe and Fred Flores.
  
• - Generates mystical computer haiku about crows.
  
• - Embrace the ennui. Become one with the cubicle. Divert yourself from office drudgery. While senior managers mull over how to spend their bonus checks, taunt them with an ancient Japanese art form. Escape into your mind with the power of haiku poetry.
  
• - A poetic tribute to the domesticated dog. Not classical, not 'artsy', just apt. Hopefully entertaining.
  
• - Cyberpoetry as from the glib lips of the Global Village Idiot. Bushku use a 3-5-3 syllable form, 'cause 5-7-5 is too darn complexicated, Laura.
  
• - Yes, a periodic table of the elements, with a scifaiku for each one. Assembled over 3 weeks, by dozens of scifaiku writers, now a complete chart. Brainchild of Ron Sparks.
  
• - Irreverent 5-7-5 syllable poetry dedicated to beautiful strangers found on Friendster and other dating sites.
  
• - A surreal, unconventional, and somewhat postmodern exploration of the modern abyss through haiku.
  
• - The Genuine Haiku Generator, powered by JavaScript, creates evocative, meaningful verse (?) using completely random combinations of individual words. Save your favorite haiku online, or send one to a friend. (May be X-rated.)
  
• - 5-7-5s in opposition to the current US administration, edited by Anita Roddick.
  
• - "A cynical celebration of conspicuous consumption in haiku form." --What they said of themselves. It's accurate.
  
• - Generates haiku illustrating the beauty and tragedy of the insect world.
  
• - User-contributed collection, mostly 5-7-5.
  
• - A plethora of 5-7-5s on just about any current topic, and some not so current (PEZ, anyone?), by Richie Millennium.
  
• - Humorous haikus, combining ancient Zen wisdom with timeless Jewish noodging. Excerpts from book for sale.
  
• - Haiku and short poems. Submissions welcome.
  
• - Read other's writings, or login and write a 5-7-5; not haiku.
  
• - Scanned images of haiku written in bars (usually on napkins). Fun and funny, with some X-rated, as you might expect from the "Bar Haiku Crowd".
  
• - A collection of "haiku computer error messages" resulting from a contest, with author's names.
  
• - Haiku page of a British newspaper, featuring its weekly contest for 5-7-5s based on the news.
  
• - Pseudo-haiku about cows.
  
• - Heather haunts the dead, writing weekly obituaries in 5-7-5. Includes access to a weekly haiku mailing list.
  
• - Aaron Naparstek's attempt to combat urban traffic noise with haiku and promote his book. Includes verses, message board, and notes and links on the urban noise problem.
  
• - An informational resource about [pseudo-]Haiku, modern and historical.
  
• - Proverb-like guru-ku written by the Wise Shang-ti while meditating high atop McDonald's golden arches.
  
  

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