Recently, I discovered the blog of Houston IP Lawyer Keith Jaasma which reduces Supreme Court Opinions to Haiku. Jaasma’s reasoning comes in the form of Haiku, of course…
Some ask: Why haiku?
Why seventeen syllables?
No time for real blog
His blog has gotten wide attention in the legal community for its fun interpretation of case law. For those that do not know, a haiku is comprised of 5 syllables, 7 syllables and then 5 syllables again. The beautiful thing about haiku is the simplistic form. Personally, I think the law and poetry often coincide. Following in Jaasma’s footsteps, I’m going to attempt to create some haiku based on Washington State Supreme Court decisions.
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Thanks for the pingback. I was a paralegal for many many years. I think your blog is fantastic.
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