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Monday, December 5, 2011

Pedestrican Poetry in the Big Apple

New York City has added a 15 syllable poetic touch to its street signs.

Although the author refers to the verses as Haiku, they are more accurately that form's sibling: Senryu, which has a similar structure, but is more concerned with human nature (rather than the natural world) and is often humorous.

Click on title of this post to read them yourselves and listen to the NPR story.

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