Students will develop an understanding of Basho, the man and the poet, as a prominent figure in Japanese literature. Students will experience Japanese poetry through haiku. Standard 1. Students know ...

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Maryfrances Wagner, who lives in the Greater Kansas City Area. Maryfrances began writing poems as an eighth grader and today writes mainly poetry and ...

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry which originated in 13th century Japan. Later, the form was mastered by the 17th century Japanese haiku master, Matsuo Basho. There are currently multiple ...

Here's how it works. Sixteen competitors go head to head, crafting 17-syllable poems based on topic suggestions from the audience. When there's only one contestant left standing — which will probably ...

April 17 was International Haiku Poetry Day and, on that day, artist and poet Annette Makino received exciting news. Makino, of Arcata, was awarded one of the highest honors for English-language haiku ...

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. While ...

OK, not the most creative haiku, but the biennial Haiku North America conference will showcase enough ingenuity to spare. From haiku-inspired drinks at the bar to Indian dance interpretations of ...

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 ...