Write a haiku about data! Your haiku must be related to data in some way (e.g., data management, processing, sharing, preservation, reuse, etc.).

The contest is open to current Notre Dame students and employees. 1 submission per person.

Submissions are due by noon on February 13.

What is a Haiku?

Haikus have a rigid structure of 17 syllables divided across 3 lines. The first line should have 5 syllables, the second line should have 7 syllables, and the third line should have 5 syllables. Haikus do not need to rhyme.

Haiku Example

Title: Preprocessing
Cleaning, reducing
and ignoring outliers.
Only one case left.

Author: Arnon Hershkovitz

Prizes

3 winners will receive an "I Love Data" coffee mug. Winning haikus will be selected by a panel of judges. Authors of winning and honorable mention entries will be notified via email on February 17 and will be posted on the Data Haiku event page.

See the 2025 Love Data Haiku contest winners.

About Love Data Week

Love Data Week is dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of data management, sharing, preservation, and reuse. If you care about research, professional, community, and personal data, please join us!