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Due to _refugee_'s post "Send Your Haiku To Space, Thanks NASA" I began to wonder how much I really knew about haiku as a form. As it is a Japanese form, I began to wonder if haiku in English-speaking countries was the same as in Japan.
As it turns out, the Western interpretation of haiku is quite different. To put it another way, Western haiku is like General Tso's Chicken. It can be good, or even great! But is it authentic? Hell no. Does it have to be? I don't think so, but I do think it's good to be aware of the distinction.