Archival Haiku

Archival Haiku

More than 50 haiku written by archivists about the profession are captured in this clever collection. Haiku—a Japanese poetry form using five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables—was a featured segment in the “Archives After Hours: The Light, Literary, and Lascivious Side of Archives” session at “Sustainable Archives: AUSTIN 2009,” the Joint Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists in Austin, Texas, in August 2009. We can only guess what you’re thinking:

Archival haiku???
It’s true! Read this collection
and you’ll want to, too.

3 Comment(s) to the "Archival Haiku "
111463 says:
Enemies often appear quickly

Enemies often appear quickly in doodle jump game. Be ready to shoot at the first sign of trouble—some creatures can knock you out in an instant!

110621 says:
It's inspiring to see how

It's inspiring to see how even professional fields like archiving can be expressed through creative poetry like haiku. Just like these archival haiku capture deep meaning in a few words, I’ve always admired hindi attitude shayari 2 line pieces for doing the same in another cultural context—short, impactful, and full of personality.

no says:
The Dark Queen

Mortholme Unfortunately, I found out about this news too late.