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Kimo

Kimo is a poetic variation of the haiku. It was created originally to better suit the syllabic counts of Hebrew, hence the Israeli Haiku moniker. It is a poem of three lines that follows a syllable structure of 10 – 7 –  6.

Sam Kilkenny
Kimo

Kimo is a poetic variation of the haiku. It was created originally to better suit the syllabic counts of Hebrew, hence the Israeli Haiku moniker. It is a poem of three lines that follows a syllable structure of 10 – 7 –  6. They are typically written to capture a “snapshot” of life. There is not much movement, if any, in Kimo poetry but rather a dedicated effort to capture an image. It is a great form to use to encapsulate a single moment in time. The poem is usually unrhymed. 

Rules of the Kimo

  1. It is a poem of 3 lines
  2. The first line is 10 syllables, the second line is 7, and the third line is 6
  3. It is unrhymed
  4. It seeks to capture a “snapshot” of life

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Sam and Corey started Poetry is Pretentious to demystify poetry. More importantly, their 5th grade teacher told them they couldn’t go through life as a team. 18 years later they’re here to prove her wrong.

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