GROUP HAIKU FOR AUTUMN

October 1st – November 30th
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Hashtag: #GH4A
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This blog makes Poet-a-tete's seasonal collaborative haiku available to everyone on the internet. Any three poets may contribute a single line each, one line at a time, to build a 17 syllable autumn-themed poem. Each poem should have three contributing authors. And though this is a fun exercise, all contributors will be given credit for their contributions (usernames will appear at the end of each poem).

The Group Haiku for Autumn workspace can also be found on the Poet-a-tete Group’s Facebook Wall. You can read all posts, including those from last year (when we wrote our first 22 poems together). This space was created for those who don't use Facebook.

Haiku poems are short poems usually comprised of 3 lines totalling 17 syllables. The first and last lines are 5 syllables each and the center line is 7 syllables. Because of this, many use "5-7-5" when discussing haiku.

To participate, you may contribute a single line of 5 or 7 syllables. Please keep language suitable for all ages. Lines may be added in any order. If you contribute a first line (to start a poem) it doesn't matter if your line is 5 or 7 syllables. If you are adding to a posted line (to develop the haiku) you have the freedom to put the 5 syllable line at the end of the poem or at the beginning. Please post both your line with the line it goes with. If you are posting the third line to the poem (completing the haiku), add your line so it fits the conventional 5-7-5 haiku structure with the previous lines. Please post all three lines of the completed poem.

If your line is not 5 or 7 syllables, it should be a starter line or a developing line (1st or 2nd). The poets who develop or complete the poem will need to manage the syllable counts.

If you contribute a line via Twitter or Facebook for the Group Haiku for Autumn, it will be posted here also. If you post here, please post it as a comment to this blog post (you don't have to do anything else). It will be posted on Facebook and Twitter with your username for other poets to see and use to start, build or complete a poem. Once a poem is completed (or almost completed) a new one will start. Sometimes we will overlap poems so two poems are works-in-progress at the same time.

Lines will be accepted and completed poems will be published here on the Poet-a-tete blog, on Facebook and @poetatete on Twitter.

You may contribute to as many poems as you like, but only one line per poem. No matter where you are able to join Group Haiku for Autumn (#GH4A), choose the location that works best for you. This activity is open and all are welcome.

Please post your 5 or 7 syllable lines, questions, suggestions or comments in reply to this post (no anonymous submissions, please).

Now let's create some beautiful poetry together!