What is Haiku?
Haiku is a most brief unrhymed Japanese poetic form consisting of seventeen syllables arranged in three lines, recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived. Various sources feature similar definition, if put briefly. But no reference book can explain a mysterious evolution of haiku into an international form of poetry, which is still Japanese by its origins although not conforming to the traditional syllable count. Perhaps not a one poet felt discouraged by strict rules of traditional verse, and lost his inspiration while counting syllables.
