What is “daiku”?

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Dyke Haiku is a community of lesbians, writing small poems we call ‘daiku’ (short for dyke haiku). We write daiku to express and celebrate our lesbian lives 🌈

A ‘dyke’ is a common word for a lesbian. We are using it in a non-derogatory way, as a reclaimed identity.

A ‘haiku’ is a very short form of Japanese poetry, traditionally characterised by three line poems of 5, 7 and then 5 syllables.

In short, a ‘daiku’ is lesbian poetry in haiku form.

Here’s an example of a daiku:

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Join our community on Twitter, where we welcome #daiku submissions.