International Haiku Poetry Day Apr 17, 2023

International Haiku Poetry Day

Get out your pen and paper—it"s International Haiku Poetry Day! Haikus originated in Japan as the opening segment of a larger poem called a renga. Eventually they became individual poems of their own. A traditional haiku consists of 17 phonetic units—similar to a syllable—in a 5, 7, 5 formation. Though simple, a great haiku creates a sense of beauty and a connection to nature. That connection was captured in the artwork seen here, "One Thousand Springs," an installation of 5,000 haikus suspended within a web of red threads by artist Chiharu Shiota. It was part of the 2021 Japan Festival at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London. Here"s some inspiration for you to write a haiku yourself:

© Guy Bell/Alamy Live News

palette

Today in History

Apr 17, 2018The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
Apr 17, 2019Happy birthday to the Peak!
Apr 17, 2020It s a ruff life
Apr 17, 2021A river runs through it
Apr 17, 2022Easter
Apr 17, 2024Black bear cub emerging into spring
Apr 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Apr 17, 2026International Bat Appreciation Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 19, 2025European river otter, Netherlands
Aug 2, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Jul 4, 2023Happy Independence Day!
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Mar 22, 2019Fresh water on the Silk Road
Jun 5, 2024World Environment Day
Jul 24, 2025Happy Cousins Day!
May 21, 2023Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
Feb 24, 2018A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
Sep 11, 2022Patriot Day
Jan 23, 2022Wedded Rocks, Japan
Feb 16, 2020When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
Jul 14, 2020Under Parisian skies
Apr 30, 2023International Jazz Day
Apr 24, 2019Cool water in the Quinault
Jan 20, 2024Penguin Awareness Day
Dec 16, 2022Atlanta Botanical Garden
Mar 1, 2023Womens History Month
Feb 11, 2025Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi, China
Mar 18, 2024Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Nov 30, 2020A water loch-ed castle
Jul 23, 2021Let the games (finally) begin!
Feb 15, 2022Lantern Festival
Dec 27, 2019 Winterpret on ice
Jan 16, 2021Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
Apr 26, 2022Landscape Architecture Month
Jan 26, 2023Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
Oct 30, 2025Camels at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Sep 8, 2023International Literacy Day