Poetry Forms

Estonian Haiku

A special thanks to Woes Ploum - municipal poet in Lansingerland (NL), who pointed me to this form.

Estonian Haiku.

A relatively new form - adapted from the Japanese Haiku, which is written in Estonia and Finland. The first book with Estonian Haiku was published in 2010, according tot the Dutch Wikipedia page, though the English page mentions a book from Andres Ehrin, published in Ireland in 2005, written in this form.


It is a short form, just three lines, with the following syllable count:

4 - 6 - 4 syllables

It describes in a laconic way existantial aspects of life, being and nature in Estonia, according to Estonian poet Jürgen Rooste.*


An example:

nordic walk with
an Estonian twist
makes you relax


*Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_haiku
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estische_haiku
Poem: ©2022 Bianca Boonstra