A haiku is a traditional form for poetry from Japan. Often about nature, following a strict structure of syllables per line. One famous haiku is by Bashō. Here it is in Japanese: Why not have a try?

This series takes a closer look at haiku, including some from its most famous writers like Bashō, who was instrumental in developing the poetic form. The poems, each crafted in line with a ...

Poetry is fantastic ... If you want something short, you could try a traditional Japanese haiku. Just three lines long, five syllables, then seven, then five, like this: 'An old silent pondA ...

Keene credited Shiki with reviving and modernizing classical haiku and tanka poetry, which were in decline ... possibilities of expression within the traditional forms, preserved them.

Award-winning poet and naturalist Kristen Lindquist will teach an introductory nature haiku workshop at the Wendell Gilley ...

Students will experience Japanese poetry through haiku. Standard 1. Students know how to use and construct maps, globes, and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, ...

Poems must be a traditional haiku (5-7-5 syllables) about an experience you've had on a Washington state ferry, the perfect length to tweet! The winning poem will be featured on the cover of the ...

Islanders are all well versed in the meaning of “Juneuary” — used to describe an unseasonably cold summer day on Vashon. But ...

The University of Arizona’s Poetry Center, along with the Downtown Tucson Partnership, is displaying a Haiku Hike for the ...