Arts at Michigan
Each week we feature a Haiku of The Week in our newsletter. Here are the past haikus we’ve featured, written by the Michigan community. Want to share your own poetic genius? Submit a haiku to arts@umich.edu. It’s easy — 5 syllables, then 7, then 5!.
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Man with fake hair
looks your way with open hand.
Daring, you agree?
Trebecca McDonald, Class of 2014
Published on July 21, 2011
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distilled water, peace
journey through brings disturbance,
solitude no more.
Ebonie Daley-Hicks, Actuarial Science Candidate, 2011
Published on July 14, 2011
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I have been trying
to cha cha, tango and waltz
to burn the dance floor
Jaimini Patel, Class of 2013
Published on July 07, 2011
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Twelve a.m., midnight.
Five pages to go still,
Au revoir, Facebook.
Jenn, Engineering student
Published on June 30, 2011
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Flies land beside her
The flyswatter goes unused.
She sits behind glass.
Hanlin Yang, Freshman, LSA
Published on June 23, 2011
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Rage: we are Creatures:
Gnawing, of spitting, with teeth
exposed. are not We?
Kevin Byrd, D3, School of Dentistry, Class of 2013.
Published on June 16, 2011
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Gold plated brass blooms.
If only I could understand
why everything shines.
Michaela Byrne, Class of 2014
Published on June 9, 2011
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My mind is boggled
by the humid overflow
of art in this room
Vi Quach
Published on June 2, 2011
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The saddest catfish
wispy whiskers whisking well
sleeping, forgotten.
Winne Tsai, Sophomore, LSA
Published on May 26, 2011
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Summer heat destroys,
decimates, crushes, ruins.
Thank god for my fan.
Anonymous, Class of 2014
Published on May 19, 2011
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The lion roaring
There is a jabberwocky
Where the hell am I?
Merritt Fooy, Nursing student
Published on May 12, 2011
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Zombie octopus
Don't be lackadaisical
Run while you still can
Jenna Dorey, Class of 2012
Published on May 5, 2011
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No wings to fly home
All of you stole them from me
Icarus laments
Krithika Srinivasan, Graduate student
Published on April 28, 2011
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New surprises here
Adventures at all corners
Life has just begun
Elizabeth Mays, Freshman, Engineering
Published on April 21, 2011
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Red pants purple shorts
So comfortable to wear
Don't match with green shirts
Neha Jain, LSA/RC, class of 2014
Published on April 14, 2011
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I stand at the edge
Of a whole new life, unsure
but ready to start
Shannon Pawwski, freshman
Published on April 07, 2011
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Virtuous justice
Truth, proven by the winners
Inconsistently
Vicki Li, Engineering
Published on March 31, 2011
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Break through with the arts
Boundaries will count for naught
Find your wings; take flight
Kaisa Ryding, Art & Design, class of 2014
Published on March 24, 2011
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Bumble bees eat me
flies attack the soupy swamp
but it turns and turns
Courtney Weber, Freshman
Published on March 17, 2011
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Often suffering,
And painfully embarrassed
are owls in tu-tus
Sarah Washabaugh, Freshman
Published on March 10, 2011
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Communal bathrooms
Flimsy shower curtain loop
hope they don't see me.
Vicky Blake, LSA, class of 2014
Published on March 3, 2011
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A soldier lies dead
Woman weeps, his sacrifice
Now she holds his hand
Paul Kleinau, Sophomore, Engineering
Published on February 17, 2011
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Falling without fear
No need for things to reach for
Love has its own wings
Michael Sypniewski, Sophomore, LSA
Published on February 10, 2011
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Lots of freshman
Streets flooded with new students
I'm another one
Theo Zizka, Art & Design, class of 2014
Published on February 3, 2011
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On days I miss you
I drive my car in circles
'round our old spaces
Kelsey Socha, freshman, theatre
Published on January 27, 2011
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Fame dances on rocks
until all the waves recede,
leaving low tide stink.
Noah Neary, Ford School Senior
Published on January 20, 2011
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Love knows no limits
Covering restless dreamers
Like a soft blanket
Jean Leverich, LivingArts Staff
Published on January 13, 2011