04/29/2026
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Norfolk Library is hosting a month of community writing with the theme of “True Haikus.” Send your original “true” haiku by April 29 to thenorfolklibrary@gmail.com. As the library receives them, they will post the poems on our social media and in the library. The library’s monthly Poetry Café on Wednesday, April 22 will feature haikus and submitted haikus from the community will be read.
“True” haikus are short, un-rhyming three line poems made up of 17 on (Japanese phonetic units), equivalent to only 12 or 13 English syllables.
A successful haiku takes two separate images and creates a new
experience with the unifying third line. Focus less on the syllable count
and more on creating a particular feeling or moment.
Most haikus relate nature to human experience. Writing them can be a
great mindfulness practice and can help with grounding and being
present.
Haiku Community Writing Information
Poetry Café Information
(860) 542-5074
thenorfolklibrary@gmail.com
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Norfolk Library
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