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National Haiku Writing Month 
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National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo) is an event created by Michael Dylan Welch in February 2011.
To celebrate National Haiku Writing Month, he invited poets from around the world to participate in a writing challenge and write one haiku a day for a month.
He chose February, because it's the shortest month and haiku is a short poem.
Some poets enjoyed writing haiku so much that they decided to continue to write one haiku a day every day... all year long... not just in February.
The objective
The goal is to write one haiku a day for a month. Every day, hundreds of poets post a haiku inspired by the daily prompt posted on the website.
How can I join?
First you'll need to sign up for a Facebook account, then go to the NaHaiWriMo Facebook page, "Like" the site and you'll be ready to post poems.
Think NaHaiWriMo is not for you?
Yes, we're all busy, but I'm sure you can find a few minutes a day to write a haiku today. Give it a try! Check out these 5 reasons you should join NaHaiWriMo.
No 5-7-5 logo, Copyright Michael Dylan Welch.
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5 reasons you should join NaHaiWriMo (and write one haiku a day)
1. It's a good discipline: you need to write one haiku a day, no matter what. No excuses.
2. It's a good exercise: writing a haiku using the daily prompt forces you to write on subjects that you wouldn't normally considered "haiku material" (e.g. nachos)
3. Receive immediate feedback: you will know instantly if your haiku is "hit" as people will show their appreciation by clicking the Like button or leave comments.
3. Discover new haiku poets: hundreds of poets from all around the world are participating in NaHaiWriMo.
4. Make friends: like what someone is writing? Send them a friend request and get to know them.
5. Try something new: tired of haiku? Try photo-haiga, sumi-e, video-haiku, haiku-comic. Write a concrete haiku, a monoku.
NaHaiWriMo is a lot of fun! Invite your friends!
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Here are a few tips for NaHaiWriMo participants.
Tips: How to prepare for NaHaiWriMo
Tell your spouse and kids:
Pack up some snacks:
Write one haiku a day (no excuses!):
Let other people judge the quality of your work (post your haiku no matter what)
Save a copy of your haiku (they will disappear quickly on the Facebook feed).
Save your energy:
Reward yourself on a daily basis:
Reward yourself at the end of the month.
Join NaHaiWriMo now!
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Thank you
to Michael Dylan Welch for creating the NaHaiWriMo challenge.
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