When you write a haiku, you are sharing an event or an object that has touched you. Where did haiku come from? Originally, there was a longer poem called a renga or linked poem. The beginning of that ...

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

They will be able to analyze poems using the class-generated chart and determine if they are haiku or not. Students will be able to use the class-generated chart to write and analyze their own haiku ...

A haiku post by the New Jersey Democrat party intended to highlight New Jersey pride ignited a wave of political mockery and ...

Then, you can use those words and phrases to write a poem. In this case, it’s collaging together the words you’ve discovered to make a poem. Haiku poems are short. They are also fun to write.

To explore different types of poetry and write your own haiku poem. All poems are made up of words. Poems can tell a story or be about a thought or a feeling. They can be serious or silly ...

And for Easter: The light of Spring Takeda, who studied for the priesthood in Boston and New York, began writing haiku 40 years ago, when he was an English teacher in a suburban Tokyo high school.

Poetry and visual art transform downtown Tulsa this week with the return of the public art project “Curbside Haiku.” ...

This Valentine’s Day use our very special poem generator to create your own romantic haiku to send to your loved ones. Grab yourself a paper and pen because you're about to write an epic love poem.

founding editor of Tiny Poems Press and publisher of the Western Massachusetts Haiku Anthology. Sheirer teaches writing and public speaking at Asnuntuck Community-Technical College in Enfield, Conn.