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News Appetizers in Haiku ‘Cause We’re Cool



Another week done
The scream, vaginas and moon
Rest up for next week

It’s a super moon
Which means it’s a giant moon
So go howl at it
(NASA)

Vaginas are cool
Bacteria fight it out
No one knows who wins
(Live Science)

Chinese activist
Wants asylum in U.S
Human rights? Yeah right.
(NY Times)

12 minutes for The Scream
To be most expensive art
Winner still unknown
(NY Times)

Romney aid has quit
Republicans don’t like him
Because he is gay
(Al Jazeera)

Read Bin Laden Docs
Show big Al Qaida divide
Most of it boring
(Slate)


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[E] Sally LawtonI have an MA in political theory. By night I read and write about political theory or make attempts at the great American novel (or watch Doctor Who). By day, I hope for better things. I have my own blog, themostpretentiousblog.blogspot.com, which features me writing philosophical things.View all posts by [E] Sally Lawton →

  1. Linotte Melodieuse
    Linotte Melodieuse05-04-2012

    I love news haiku

    The normal news should read like this

    Alas, it won’t happen.

  2. twiddle
    twiddle05-04-2012

    howl at the moon?
    or continue The Scream-ing?
    I love action news

  3. Opifex
    Opifex05-04-2012

    I get sort of sad
    Seeing art commoidified
    Not what it is for

    Art for the people
    Belongs in a museum
    To quote Indy Jones

    I ask for forgiveness
    These poems are not well done
    I suck at Haiku

    • hayduke
      hayduke05-04-2012

      We made the effort
      We are not all so gifted
      As Sally Lawton

      • [E] Sally Lawton
        [E] Sally Lawton05-04-2012

        I love your haiku
        Your kindness is amazing
        Persephone rules!

  4. veruna
    veruna05-04-2012

    I love news haikus. It makes it all so much more fun.

  5. hayduke
    hayduke05-04-2012

    Appetizers post
    It was a good, if sad, read
    I thank you for this

    In five syllables
    And then in seven of them
    You gave us the news

    All of our comments
    Should emulate your efforts
    To show our respect