Dissertations can be long and boring. By contrast, everybody likes haiku. So why not post your dissertation as a haiku? Be sure to include your discipline, the name of your institution, a sentence or two in plain English about what you do, and any email address or link you’d like to associate with your post. We’re kinda picky about meter here at dissertation haiku, so please make sure your haiku poem fits the 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
Haiku versus the Elevator Speech
Has your chair or other committee members asked you to prepare an elevator speech about the subject of your dissertation yet? Was that a challenge? The dissertation haiku is a creative version of the elevator speech that is fun, poetic and will help you think about you subject in a focused way while at the same time creating something that is fun! Give it a try!