While Japanese haiku is generally about nature, Indian haikuists are exploring themes of war, refugees and human suffering ...

Haiku poems have reflected humans' experiences in nature for hundreds of years, including observations of bugs and other wildlife. Recently, researchers analyzed which insects were mentioned the ...

Branscombe Primary pupils are turning heads and hearts with their haiku poems, now on display in a National Trust orchard ...

5) Traditional Japanese haiku poems often used imagery from nature; however, haiku can be about almost anything. The themes (big ideas) are not too complex for people to recognize and understand. Some ...

Lesson Title:Rules of Haiku: Guided InquiryBy:Carridy Koski, Rebecca Laverdure, Nina Marks, and Lynn WilliamsFeatured Children's Literature Title:Grass Sandals: The Travels of BashoObjectives:Students ...

Haiku, a Japanese form of poetry, is now finding its way in India too, with poets across the country exploring this poetic form characterised by three lines and a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.