September 2012 NaHaiWriMo Writing Prompts
Selected by Johannes
S. H. Bjerg
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True/harsh juxtaposition/disjunction—write
a haiku in two distinct parts.
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2
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“Active”/dynamics
in the signs of fall/spring.
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3
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One-line haiku.
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4
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Fairytale.
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5
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Celebration/disappointment
of life.
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6
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A favorite
song/tune or one that you always seem to remember.
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7
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Loneliness/solitude.
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8
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Dance.
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9
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Drunk/high/intoxicated/sober.
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10
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Ball.
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11
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Sensual.
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12
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Humdrum and
enlightenment.
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13
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Mythology.
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14
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Urban.
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15
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Water in every/any
form and aspect.
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16
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Vertical
arrangement: five lines with one word each, leaving out “a,” “an,” and “the.”
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Oops! Or a hay(na)ku.
Read more information about hay(na)ku.
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Surreal.
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Achooku, fluku,
sniffku . . .
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20
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Penguins.
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Recession. Or a six-word
haiku.
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Flying things—in
two tongues/languages.
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23
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Tea/coffee and the universe.
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24
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Kids/children.
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The news.
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26
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“The Impossible
True” or a haiku for children.
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27
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Again: a one-line
haiku.
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28
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Walking on the
moon. Write about space exploration.
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How do we treat
Earth?
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30
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True/harsh juxtaposition/disjunction—write
a haiku in two distinct parts (same as September 1 prompt).
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