Haiku Project

Missouri Poet Laureate, Maryfrances Wagner’s statewide Haiku Project aims to, “...reach out to people who don’t usually read poetry or even think they like it.” Participants will be invited to write and share haiku during her Unbound Book Festival workshops, even if they don’t usually read or write poetry of any kind.

Many local partners are joining Maryfrances Wagner’s Haiku Project to promote, write and share haiku ahead of her Unbound Book Festival workshops. To find event details follow Mid-MO Haiku Project on Facebook.

For questions email: MOHaikuProject@gmail.com

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Haiku Events

  • Tiny Things + Tiny Poems

    Feb 28-Apr 7 . Columbia Art League

    Take a pic of any Tiny Things artwork at CAL. Write a Haiku inspired by it. Email artwork pic + Haiku + your name/pen name to: MOHaikuProject@gmail.com

    By participating you are giving permission for your haiku to be used in written or spoken form by CAL & the MO Haiku Project

  • Gather in Haiku

    Sunday April 2, 2pm . Location: TBA

    Join Columbia Writers Guild for a Haiku writing & sharing party to celebrate National Poetry month.

  • Tea and Haiku

    Tuesday April 11, 7pm . Daniel Boone Regional Library, Friends Room.

    Haiku enthusiast Christine Boyle will be your guide for a fun and relaxed hour of writing and sharing short poems over tea. A selection of our poetry will be displayed in the library following the event! Tea and writing materials provided. No registration required. Tea and Haiku

  • Unbound Haiku Workshop with MaryFrances Wagner

    Apr 22, 3:15pm. Orr Street Studios

    Missouri’s Poet Laureate, Maryfrances Wagner, will teach us to write haiku, the super-short poem style from Japan. Although American haiku are often three lines with a 5-7-5 pattern of syllables, Maryfrances says that “more important is the image.” This event will be as much party as workshop. We will get together, write some poetry, and have some fun. Come and give it a try or rethink the ones you’ve written!

  • Unbound Poetry Reading

    April 22, 1:30pm . Top Ten Wines

    Please join us to hear Maryfrances Wagner with Danny Caine and Nandi Comer read their poetry.

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