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Crafter of the Month
Harry Potter Haiku
Participants
UnlimitedAge Range
6 years oldDescription
Keep your guests entertained by having them make up and/or listen to Harry Potter Haiku.Supplies
Pen or quillPaper or parchment
Instructions
Haiku are brief poems of seventeen syllables, usually with five each in the first and last lines, and seven in the middle:from all directions
winds bring petals of cherry
into the bird lake
—Basho
Jo Rowling’s books provide many great examples for inspiration in this ancient Asian form of poetry:
Flint with the Quaffle—
passes Spinnet— passes Bell—
hit hard in the face
For more examples (and seven pages of archives!) please visit this website