worku
worku is a daily creative writing practice that combines the logic of constraint with the artistry and craft of haiku.
Take a small set of randomly created words and shape them into structured poetry. The goal is not to win, but to practice.
Where to begin
- The Worku Archive Project
What would you most like to learn from a full year of worku? Your own statistics? Favorite poems and constraint words? How your writing has developed? The strangest or hardest rounds? Something else entirely? - Worku poems
Read today’s submissions and add your own. - Rules
Learn how Worku works and how the poems are shaped. - About
The idea behind Worku, and why it exists. - Rubric
Learn about the AI driven rubric to guide your craft - Constraint Word Generator
If you don’t have a word game handy, you can use this instead. - Contact
Say hello, ask a question, or share a thought.
There’s no account to create and no score to chase. Just a small daily practice, moving from puzzle to quiet verse. worku every day.
letters fall in line / from puzzle to quiet verse / worku every day