Haiku education workshop ends at NUML

Islamabad

A three-day Haiku Education Workshop concluded at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) here on Thursday.

The Embassy of Japan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Haiku Society and National University of Modern Languages (NUML), organised the three-day Haiku Education Workshop from February 16 to 18 at the NUML. The purpose of organising the workshop was to teach the art of Haiku poetry writing in Urdu to the students of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Pakistani Haiku poets Ali Yasir and Ali Muhammad Farshi conducted the workshop.

The Embassy of Japan has been holding Haiku Education Workshop for the last couple of years in collaboration with the Pakistan Haiku Society (PHS). This year, more than 50 students from different colleges and universities of the twin cities participated in the workshop.

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that dates back to the 17th century. Haiku is the most precise, compact and condensed poetry originating in Japan. Haiku is defined as an unrhymed verse, written in 5-7-5 syllabic form, usually in three lines. Its subjects are predominantly nature and life experiences. Haiku, one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry, still remains popular in modern Japan, and in recent years its popularity has also spread to many countries including Pakistan.