Haiku has captured the essence of seasons for centuries – new poems contain a trace of climate change Paul Chambers, PhD Candidate in Creative Writing, University of Bristol and Jasmin Kirkbride, ...

Haiku isn't always 17 syllables. Oh, and a haiku is supposed to allude to the seasons. There also should be a "cutting word," or a point in which the idea in the poem turns sharply in another ...

Haiku poems decorate downtown Skowhegan During National Poetry Month the traditional Japanese poetry is part of the Wesserunsett Arts Council bid to promote the arts in the region.

What does a conversation between the Skamander poets and the avant-garde look like? What does a frog do in Białoszewski’s poetry? Who did Grochowiak want to be? Whom does Krynicki esteem? And what ...

But all explored the simple-yet-intricate style of the haiku: an unrhymed poetry form of Japanese origin that features three lines containing five, seven and five syllables.

And Vicki Elsbernd’s poem about something recently in the air — and in the news — tickled me enough to choose it as my favorite entry in this year’s Springtime in Washington Haiku Contest.

But thousands of words were contributed that explored the simple-yet-intricate style of the haiku: an unrhymed Japanese poetry form that features three lines containing five, seven and five syllables.

(By Dhugal Lindsay) -- Haiku in season Readers may have come across the term "kigo," which refers to a season word or phrase used in haiku and other forms of Japanese poetry.