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Tough New EU job / Not well known and little loved / Shelter in HaikuEuropean Union President Herman van Rompuy published a book of Haiku on Thursday, saying the dreamy Japanese poetry offers relief from a chaotic world. "Our time is in ...

EU president Herman Van Rompuy on Thursday presented his first book of haikus, mini-poems in the Japanese style, promising to keep writing them despite his political commitments. "The conciseness of haiku offers me the opportunity to penetrate the essence of words by ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The president of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, set aside politics to launch his first anthology of Japanese-style poetry on Thursday. Dubbed "Haiku Herman" for his love of the 17-syllable Japanese verse form, the normally quiet and serious ...

EU President Van Rompuy, dubbed Haiku Herman, to publish book of poetry next monthLittle known Belgian. Gets EU's highest office. Publishes poems. EU President Herman Van Rompuy, known to some as Haiku Herman, will publish a book of poetry next month. The ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy, the European Union's new president, may not be very well known around the world but he's already winning fans in Japan -- as a poet rather than a politician.Belgium's low-key prime minister is fond of writing ...

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EU president publishes Haiku poetry book

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