Here is an example of a haiku by Lewis Grandison Alexander about rain: Listen to the rain Falling broken on the ground: Pity the sky once. A haiku is a traditional form for poetry from Japan.

For example, in east Japan's Kanto region ... for the past two years. Composing haiku at home I asked my younger son to compose some haiku last month. He came up with the following ones ...

Haiku can serve as a catalyst for discussion and creativity as students work together to create their own poems.