haikus

In Lighthearted Turn / Newspaper Takes Crime Reports / And Makes Them Haiku

2:57pm January 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Charlie Smith, publisher of The Enterprise-Tocsin, wanted to liven up one of the weekly newspaper's most popular items. So he started counting syllables — then put the finished poems on Twitter.

The tweeted poems took a tack a tad more modern than the one depicted here.

Arts

'I Think That I Shall Never See, A Poem As Lovely As ... One On ATC'

6:57pm April 02, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

For National Poetry Month, All Things Considered asked listeners to tweet poems of their own — including the rhyme that tops this story. The plot thickened when a high school English class jumped in.

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Actor Shannon Kook poses on the cover of the 2016 Haikus with Hotties calendar.

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Got A Second For 'Haikus With Hotties'? Now You Can Enjoy Them All Year

3:49pm February 04, 2016

by Jean Ho

"Haikus with Hotties" is more than just a cheeky calendar — it's challenging the way Asian-American men are portrayed in the media.