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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The cultural, emotional, and sensory aspects of the human experience are reflected by food as an effective metaphor in literature. Let’s read some haiku poetry that will describe the dishes from the ...

Three years ago, Dyer resident Owen Burkhart's granddaughter Aimee brought him a homework assignment dealing with haiku, a form of poetry that originated in Japan.

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 ...

On rainy days, Reading’s sidewalks will shine with the creativity of young writers from the area. Haiku written by local children as part of the Rain Poetry project by nonprofit PA Humanities will ...

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 ...

Author Kala Ramesh at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur on Saturday.Express Photo by Rohit Jain Paras 12/03/2022 Kala Ramesh’s first attempt to write a haiku poem didn’t go as planned. “This is ...