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Haiku as a poetry form is well-established, with hundreds of years of poets showing how to be thoughtful, witty, and appreciative in a very small amount of space. If you're not familiar, the basic summary of haiku is that it's a poetry form that originated in Japan and focuses on nature. The structure of haiku in Japanese is 17 characters called on that, similar to syllables in English, act as phonetic units. In haiku, these on are typically divided into phrases of 5 on, then 7, then 5. This is the familiar concept of haiku most people know, minus the part where haiku specifically focused in some way on nature. If you follow the structure but write about human nature, then congratulations, you've written senryu instead! When writing in English, it's a little more complicated, but the 5-7-5 syllable structure works just fine, but you can also opt for brevity, though. If you want to learn more, I wrote a journal about this for @projecteducate many years ago that you can read, and find

I am absolutely thrilled to introduce @TheFulkrum as the newest addition to our community volunteer team! His dedication to the community, especially in representing synthographers, and his genuine passion for bringing people together are truly inspiring. If you haven't already heard of him, now's the perfect chance to say hello and join us in giving him a warm welcome aboard!

I am delighted to introduce @LukasFractalizator as the newest member of our community volunteer team! Those who know him understand the passion he will bring to this role, particularly in highlighting the digital and fractal communities. Please take a moment to extend a warm welcome!