Maggie is holding a Southern Haiku Contest to give away the 2nd of 5 autographed copies of Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. She really makes you work to win a book! :) Create a 17 syllable Haiku that reflects one of the southern books you are reading this summer. For simplicity, use the 5-7-5 format, as in 5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables for the second, and 5 for the ending.
I am currently about 1/3 of the way through Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes, and this is my attempt at haiku!
Best of childhood friends
Were Valuable and Jackson
Close as bro and sis
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Southern Haiku
Posted by Laura at 8:15 PM
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7 Comments:
Awesome! Look at that hidden talent! Thanks for playing Laura and I hope you win a book! :)
Oh my goodness--You Rock! It has been so long since I've read haikus that I forgot they counted syllables! Great job.
This sucks. I would LOVE to have that copy, but I am lousy at poetry and Hiakus! Sheesh.
Yours is great though!
Haikus---now that's really pushing the proverbial envelope! But you did a great job! Way to go, Laura-Bug!
What a unique way to make a book sound intriguing, isn't it? Good job on yours.
cjh
Hi Laura - I've been trying to email you in response to your book club question, but I'm not sure it's going through. If you're not getting my emails, please post a comment on my blog and let me know!
Nice! Can't wait to read your thoughts on the book, too!
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