hAIku: A Guide to Slow Poetry with AI

Explore haiku and poetry with AI as a creative partner. Invitations to notice, reflect, and write with attention and care.

This guide uses the term hAIku to reflect both tradition and experiment: a chance to explore what happens when AI is used to support, provoke, or even resist the act of writing poetry. The value comes when you, the writer, bring your attention, judgement, and reflection to what emerges.

What's inside:

• A gentle introduction to haiku practice (with British English, no strict 5-7-5 rules)
• Eight writing prompts designed for slow, attentive creation
• Real examples of hAIku written in response to each prompt
• Guidance on when to use AI and when to leave it alone

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By Professor Sam Illingworth PhD – specialising in Critical AI Literacy, published poet, and founder of Slow AI, read by 6,700+ practitioners.