avatarSusan Brearley

Summary

Haiku Anonymous is a support group for individuals struggling with an obsession for writing haiku poetry, offering assistance through a helpline and group sessions to overcome the compulsion.

Abstract

The website introduces "Haiku Anonymous," a support group designed for individuals who find themselves consumed by the urge to write haiku poetry, often leading to sleepless nights spent counting syllables. The group provides a helpline, 1–800-HAIKU-AA, promising quick and discreet assistance from trained experts. These experts engage callers in normal conversation and guide them to facilities for group therapy, where they can interact with peers facing similar challenges. The program aims to restore normalcy through proper sleep, nourishment, and distancing from nature's inspirational elements, replacing them with the monotony of city life to reduce the poetic impulse. The website also extends an invitation to writers of satire and humor, suggesting a broader community of writers within the organization.

Opinions

  • The website adopts a humorous tone, likening the compulsion to write haiku to an addiction that requires intervention.
  • It acknowledges the struggle of those who excessively focus on syllable counting, empathizing with their sleeplessness and offering a solution.
  • The support group values discretion and promises to speak in a manner that avoids triggering the compulsion to count syllables.
  • The rehabilitation approach includes immersion in a city environment to minimize exposure to nature's haiku-inspiring elements.
  • The website implies that the program's effectiveness may vary, but it guarantees satisfaction with the services provided.
  • There is an inclusive attitude towards various types of writers, inviting those who write satire, humor, or "funny dreck" to join the community.

Poetry

Haiku Anonymous

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I refuse to write

In anything but a five

Seven five meter.

Have you found yourself sleepless, night after night? Instead of counting sheep, you are counting syllables?

You are NOT ALONE. There IS help.

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Call 1–800-HAIKU-AA and someone will answer quickly. We promise to be discreet, and speak to you quickly, in long, boring sentences that will be too complicated and fast for you to be able to count a single syllable. Our trained experts will quickly guide you to the nearest facility where we will work with you in groups, so you can practice real conversation with others who understand what you are going through.

Photo by Edvin Johansson on Unsplash — — Practicing alternative techniques in syllable counting avoidance

Within a very short time, with the proper sleep, nourishment, and given the opportunity to remove yourself from the inspiration of nature, we will immerse you in a city environment, so that the regular drone of the cicadas will stop whispering to you to constantly “write poetry”.

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Results may vary. However, satisfaction is always guaranteed.

Do you write satire, other forms of humor, or assorted funny dreck? WE WANT YOU! Join us. We’re a merry band of pirates.

Haiku
Humor
Satire
Poetry
Self
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