* What can we learn about reading and writing haiku, in particular traditional Japanese haiku? * What can we learn about reading literature closely, by focusing on words and images in order to explore ...

It is tempting, though probably entirely incorrect, to think of the haiku (and its close relation, the senryu) as the Japanese equivalent of the sonnet. In both cases you are looking at concise verse ...

Known as the shortest form of poetry in the world, the haiku has a startling capacity to open up and reveal worlds within. The spiritual life of an octopus, a woman back from flower viewing and ...

Standard 1. Students read and understand a variety of materials. Standard 5. Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience. Standard 2. Students know physical and human ...

Turns out haiku doesn’t need to have three lines—and other things you might learn on a tour of Japan’s historic poetry sites. A 17th-century feudal castle overlooks Matsuyama, Japan, the ...