Breathe Out: English Haiku

The Japanese haiku poem typically consists of 3 lines, with syllables measuring 5 -7 -5 without requiring a set rhyme or pattern, instead relying, to a great extent, on the enhanced feelings the poet wishes to express. In contrast, certain characteristics associated with English-language haiku have incorporated at least three or more different, or experimental forms of the style. I believe what my contemporaries are trying to say is that the poet themselves are in search of one's personal s...