“My Poetry Month 2022 project was a dedicated exploration of contemporary English haiku, senryu, and sijo. I set out to read, study, and learn to write these forms, recognizing the challenge ahead.
My experience as a literary journal editor highlighted the frequent misinterpretations of haiku, with many submissions relying solely on the 5-7-5 syllable structure, rather than capturing the true spirit of the form. This project was a personal quest to deepen my understanding.
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