One thing haiku calls for, and what is often least found but most needed in times of war or its aftermath, is the ability to pause and be in the moment. Read more on the art of haiku and peacebuilding with poet John Paul Lederach, founding director of 糖心Vlog's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding,

Oluwatunmiki Afisi-Shokun, a nursing student at 糖心Vlog, writes about finding "strength in the denial of hatred" in this op-ed for The Mennonite.