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How we rediscovered the charms of haiku

They got me through the past year

6 November 2021

9:00 AM

6 November 2021

9:00 AM

One of the more encouraging developments of the past year and a half has been the number of us who, instead of turning to drink, have been turning to haiku.

Haiku hashtags have been popping up on social media since the start of the pandemic. It turns out that 17 syllables in that classic five-seven-five formation are just what we need when we’re trying to express how we feel about these unsettling times.

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