Twitter Tales: Writing Haiku, Micropoems & Short Fiction in 140 Characters

What would William Carlos Williams -- and other Imagists -- think of "Twitterature," a quirky, new form of micropoetry and flash fiction told in 140 characters or less? This is one of several questions I want students to consider as they strive to create powerful images, emotional pieces, and more works of short literature in this project.

This assignment is titled “Twitter Tales: Writing Haiku, Micropoems, & Short Fiction in 140 Characters or Less.” We hear a lot these days about how our students enjoy communicating with one another using social networking services like Facebook and Twitter.

This assignment allows students to write micropoems and short fiction within Twitter’s 140-character limit.