POET and artist Emma Major invites amateur writers to bring their Haikus on the subject of water to an arts exhibition in Earley.
There’s still time to write a quick haiku, and take it along.
The rules for the Japanese poetry form are simple:
A Haiku has three lines, none of which rhyme.
There are five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line.
If you really want to impress, you can add a kireji, a word that forces a pause in a line, and a kigo or seasonal reference, such as cherry blossom.
Emma will be holding her Haiku Share, as part of a wider exhibition on the theme of water, which includes her own work as well as that of fellow artists Lydia Pierce and Sara Hudson.
The event takes place at Art Space in St Nicolas, 33 Sutcliffe Avenue, Earley, on Saturday, March 23.
Doors are open from 2pm until 4pm.
For more information search for Art Space in St Nicolas on Facebook.
