For inspiration . . . Taking a walk in nature is the easiest source for me. I carry a small notebook then stop and immediately jot ideas or draft haiku that jump into my mind.
Reading to write . . . Randomly read haiku from print and online sources. I also read essays about writing and reading haiku. A few days ago, I found a series of lessons by Tom Painting in the resources section of THF website. The lesson on Lurking in Haiku struck me as a way of doing some structured reading of haiku. I started a journal in which my intent is to select one haiku from a couple pages in a print haiku source then "lurk" with that on one, just one page in the journal each morning. A fledgling practice that I expect to let me drill into what I like and that, in turn, will influence how I write.
Reading to write . . . Randomly read haiku from print and online sources. I also read essays about writing and reading haiku. A few days ago, I found a series of lessons by Tom Painting in the resources section of THF website. The lesson on Lurking in Haiku struck me as a way of doing some structured reading of haiku. I started a journal in which my intent is to select one haiku from a couple pages in a print haiku source then "lurk" with that on one, just one page in the journal each morning. A fledgling practice that I expect to let me drill into what I like and that, in turn, will influence how I write.