Yes, I know, no one actually likes poetry. I for one despise the notion that some people have, that anyone at all would want to read their structured laments about not having a girlfriend/boyfriend, or how they feel fat, or whatever.

Despite this, I am a fan of the haiku. It’s the limitations that produce the greatest creativity, and the humble 5-7-5 syllable structure is as restrictive as I’d care to be when expressing an idea. I especially appreciate haiku with a bit of humour or that managed to tell a story or set a scene with only 17 syllables. It is for this reason that I am going to write a few haiku in my own unique style.

Observe;

no one likes a poet
so write atypically
to piss them all off

Or;

graduates are smart
but lack life experience
that’s why we’re all drunk

I intend to keep this going over the next little while in order to inspire myself to keep this damn site updated : )