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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ... circulating with the famous poets of that era ...

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

FOR this Nostalgia edition we wanted to take a look at International Haiku Poetry Day. This is the day the whole world honours the Japanese poetry form of haiku. A haiku is a poem consisting of 3 ...

Poems are scattered around the “Storza Woods” and are entries in the first-ever Atlanta Haiku Festival. Winners of the festival poetry competition have been selected but the p ...