Blaze a trail for our daughters to follow

Hidden in FT articles are haiku. Here are some of the best of the week

Haiku are an ancient form of Japanese poetry that have recently become popular in English. By analysing the articles the Financial Times publishes every day with a computer programme, we have unearthed some accidental but powerful haiku.

The poems follow the form and style of a traditional Japanese haiku — typically a three-line observation about a fleeting moment involving nature with 17 syllables arranged in a 5–7–5 pattern.

There are a surprising number of these poetic forms buried inside the hundreds of articles the FT publishes every day, from stories as diverse as the columns of Martin Wolf to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and news and reaction to the UK’s vote to leave the EU.

Over the coming weeks we will share these haiku on FT.com and social media. We will also be encouraging readers to share their feedback.

How to stop players’ grunting and fist pumping at Wimbledon. By David Tang

A Giant’s Causeway
of bad teeth and a slimy
tongue twisting inside

Women do not win when women lead. By Gill Plimmer

Women at the top
will blaze a trail for our
daughters to follow

Anxious relatives await fate of troops caught up in Turkish coup. Laura Pitel in Istanbul

Waved back helplessly
trapped behind a barrier
stopping families

British by design: the red phone box. By Edwin Heathcote

Collage of cards stuck
to the glass advertising
local prostitutes

Erdogan claims Turkey coup is crushed. By Mehul Srivastava, Laura Pitel, David O’Byrne, Erika Solomon, Funja Guler, Demetri Sevastopulo

The sound of gunshots
explosions and the sonic
boom of fighter jets

Lunch with the FT: Eddie Jones. By Leo Lewis