This category contains various kinds of "haiku" that do not reflect the Japanese tradition or the serious adaptations of that tradition by poets writing in English. This includes, but is not limited to, "Spamku", Scifaiku, and similar cooptations of the superficial formal aspects of haiku for humorous or other purposes. Some web sites contain a mixture of haiku and these pseudo-haiku poems, or contain poems that seem to be in the border zone between the two. Generally, such sites will be listed under the category Haiku and Related Forms. In other words, the inclusion of some material that might irk a haiku purist will not automatically consign a site to this category. (Sites devoted to senryu, for example, will remain under the Haiku and Related category.) At the same time, this pseudo haiku category should not be considered a dumping ground, but rather a collection of sites that feature interesting offshoots at least distantly related to haiku. According to the deepest tradition of haikai, these offshoots should be appreciated for themselves.
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- Airless Suburban Haiku "A cynical celebration of conspicuous consumption in haiku form." --What they said of themselves. It's accurate.
- Haikus for Jews Humorous haikus, combining ancient Zen wisdom with timeless Jewish noodging. Excerpts from book for sale.
- AsianAmericanFilm.com: Haiku Fu A weekly haiku contest based on photos of Asian Americans in the film world. Read 'em! Write 'em! Win cheap but delightful prizes! In your face fun.
- Dog Haikus A poetic tribute to the domesticated dog. Not classical, not 'artsy', just apt. Hopefully entertaining.
- Bing Crosby's Haiku Uses invented names in all its content, except in cases when public figures are being satirized.
- Bar Haiku Scanned images of haiku written in bars (usually on napkins). Fun and funny, with some X-rated, as you might expect from the "Bar Haiku Crowd".
- Arpeggiating through the Feeblesquare A surreal, unconventional, and somewhat postmodern exploration of the modern abyss through haiku.
- Cowku For Better Living Pseudo-haiku about cows.
- Haiku Error Messages Yet another rendition of this popular group of 5-7-5s, with a few new ones thrown in.
- Bushku Generator Cyberpoetry as from the glib lips of the Global Village Idiot. Bushku use a 3-5-3 syllable form, 'cause 5-7-5 is too darn complexicated, Laura.
- haikus4hotties Irreverent 5-7-5 syllable poetry dedicated to beautiful strangers found on Friendster and other dating sites.
- Sayings of the Wise Shang-ti Proverb-like guru-ku written by the Wise Shang-ti while meditating high atop McDonald's golden arches.
- The Genuine Haiku Generator The Genuine Haiku Generator, powered by JavaScript, creates evocative, meaningful verse (?) using completely random combinations of individual words. Save your favorite haiku online, or send one to a friend. (May be X-rated.)
- Dairy Lama: Land of Cheese Haiku Submit dairy-inspired haiku poems, called mooküs. Mookü poems are submitted and displayed on topics such as art, philosophy, love, science, and adventure.
- Haiku by Everyone User-contributed collection, mostly 5-7-5.
- Honku Aaron Naparstek's attempt to combat urban traffic noise with haiku and promote his book. Includes verses, message board, and notes and links on the urban noise problem.
- Haiku error messages If programmers were more into Haiku these are the sort of error messages you might see. (This appears to be the same as the original Salon.com set, see below.)
- HaikuMachine HM automatically generates "haikus" online using HM's patented 575 technology engine.
- Beer Haiku Daily We publish a beer haiku daily. A simple poem each day to celebrate one of life's simple pleasures. Submissions are welcome.
- Hot Cross Haiku A poetry weblog featuring traditional and modern haiku by Ian Row of Melbourne and fellow hot crossers from around the world.
- Bad Haiku A very old (10 years plus online) repository of pseudo haiku, moderated by Janis.
- Hard To Swallow Mostly absurd thoughts about the God of the Universe in loose Senryu and Tanka poetry. Food for thought and discussion. Brief comments on religious extremism, totalitarianism etc.