The University Libraries celebrated National Poetry Month with their annual haiku contest. All UA students, faculty, and staff were invited to participate. Haiku submissions could cover any topic or subject as long as they were original and adhered to the 5+7+5 rule, which is one line with five syllables, one line with seven syllables and another line with five syllables.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a haiku (/ˈhīˌko͞o/) is defined as:
noun: haiku; plural noun: haikus; plural noun: haiku
- a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
- a poem in English written in the form of a haiku.
Congratulations Philip Patnode, Suzan Altinas and Peter Williams for their winning lines.
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