A post-mortem on the haiku-a-day challenge

I gave myself a challenge to write at least one haiku per day for the first thirty days of North Station, and that has come to a close.  Overall, I feel this has been a successful exercise, since I did write thirty new, original haiku over the last month.    The fact that I had to write pretty much every day forced me to carry a notebook with me every day, which gave me a place to jot down my thoughts as they came to me without having to hope I would remember long enough until I got home.  This led to me producing more new poems in a month than I had in the preceding year, as well as working on several short stories, both new and old unfinished ideas.  I have found this to be an artistically fulfilling experience.

I have also been incredibly pleased with the number of strangers who have visited my blog.  In addition to the traffic I have gotten through the incredibly talented Robin Samiljan’s Fine Art by Robin blog, I have also seen dozens of visitors from Russia, Europe, and around the world.  The biggest surprise for me has been how few people have left comments.  In almost of month of posting and closing in on forty posts, I have only received two comments, one of which was from a friend.

I am committed to continuing this blog as a place for me to share and experiment.  I currently have three poems that are nearing completion, at which point I will post them to North Station.  I also look forward to hearing constructive criticism and comments from friend and stranger alike.  The best place to keep track of when I post something new is to follow me on Twitter at @jasonbreitkopf.  Thanks!