{"id":27621,"date":"2014-04-26T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T15:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=27621"},"modified":"2014-04-26T17:53:40","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T21:53:40","slug":"harlem-new-york-city-17-syllables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=27621","title":{"rendered":"Submit your Harlem Haiku – Harlem in 17 Syllables #harlemhaiku"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"haiku<\/a><\/p>\n

For National Poetry Month<\/a>, The New York Times asked readers to write haiku <\/a>about the city.<\/p>\n

“Haiku (\u4ff3\u53e5\u00a0high-koo<\/i>)\u00a0are\u00a0short poems consisting of three lines of five, seven and five syllables. \u00a0 More specifically:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Only three lines.
\n\u2022 First line must be five syllables.
\n\u2022 Second line must be seven syllables.
\n\u2022 The third line must be five syllables.
\n\u2022 Punctuation and capitalization are up to you.
\n\u2022 It doesn\u2019t have to rhyme.
\n\u2022 It must be original.<\/p>\n

They\u00a0use sensory language to capture a feeling or image. They are often inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty or a poignant experience. Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese poets, and the form was adapted to English and other languages by poets in other countries.”<\/p>\n

Writers were asked to stick to six subjects: the island, strangers, solitude, commuting, 6 a.m. and kindness. 2,800 submissions were received in 10 days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is one of my favorites:<\/p>\n

STRANGERS<\/strong>
\n Our eyes avoid but<\/strong>
\n If we looked we would see that<\/strong>
\n We might just be friends<\/strong>
\n -Sarah Lenaghan, 13, Brooklyn<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I read today’s selections I noticed none were from Harlem or referenced Harlem. \u00a0And I thought how great it would be for our readers to write and share their very own Harlem Haiku.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind join us for National Poetry Month and submit your Haiku,\u00a0<\/strong>either as a comment to this post, on our various social media outlets, or via email (harlemcondolife@gmail.com). \u00a0Don’t forget to include #harlemhaiku.<\/strong> \u00a0We will review them all and share our favorites throughout the month.<\/p>\n

via <\/span>New York City in 17 Syllables – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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