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Quite the catch

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I'm lying in bed, waiting for Elysha to finish brushing her teeth. I've staring at my phone.I laugh."What's so funny?" Elysha asks."Nothing," I say. "I'm just reading some haiku that…

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Haiku

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 4, 2016
  • Post category:Poetry
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Little girl chased by bear Blood and gore amid the sycamores Tasty bear sandwiches

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Read more about the article The New York Times gets haiku all wrong, and I’m infuriated. Probably more than I should be.

The New York Times gets haiku all wrong, and I’m infuriated. Probably more than I should be.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2014
  • Post category:Poetry
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The New York Times has been publishing “serendipitous haikus” for the last couple of years on a Tumblr called Times Haiku. An algorithm designed to detect potential haikus in text…

Continue ReadingThe New York Times gets haiku all wrong, and I’m infuriated. Probably more than I should be.
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