[Greater-Baltimore] Have You "Haiku" Yet?

[LaShawn Myles -LBPH-]

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*This is really fun*
*Creative juices flowing*
*Pure poetic joy!*

Contributed by: John Owen
Director of Maryland State Library for the Blind Physically Handicapped


LBPH challenges you to come up with your best quarantine-composed Haiku.
What is a “Haiku”? Haiku poems celebrate an appreciation for beauty and
nature. Plants, animals, water, weather, and seasons are often subjects of
a haiku. These poems require the writer to count syllables instead of
words. This form of poetry always uses 3 lines and 17 syllables.

Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

Example #1
Green and speckled legs,
Hop on logs and lily pads
Splash in cool water.

Example #2
Cherry blossom buds
Do they hear someone coughing?
Better to stay shut!
— Marilyn Berger
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/)

Resources to Visit
https://writeshop.com/writing-haiku-poem/
https://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm

Send your quarantine-composed haiku to share with our readers.
Email your poem(s) to: lashawn.myles at maryland.gov.

*Don't forget to also Join, Read, and Vote!*

*JOIN *“Spring into Reading” Book Challenge. Sign up at
https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org.
*READ *Request books or magazines from MD LBPH, download from BARD, or use
Bookshare.  It doesn’t matter, as long as you read!
*VOTE* While looking for some great books, check out the 2020 Maryland
Black-Eyed Susan Nominees. Students may cast one vote for the book they
consider being the most outstanding in each of the categories. All votes
will be tallied to determine the winners. Submit your vote by April 25, 2020


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*Best Grades 4- 6 Chapter Book* <https://forms.gle/akPSVoDpmAfLaPHAA>

*Best Grades 6-9 Chapter Book* <https://forms.gle/fjDjCwf41oyAgnM68>

*Best High School Book  * <https://forms.gle/884VvpJ51PrfbE767>





LaShawn Myles

Youth Services Librarian

Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Maryland State Library

415 Park Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603

410-230-2455 <(410)%20230-2454> (office)

410-333-2095 <(410)%20333-2095> (fax)

lashawn.myles at maryland.gov
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