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 ...

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Part 1: Students will synthesize a chart with the rules of haiku poetry. They will be able to use the class ... “The History and Artistry of Haiku.” Japan Digest. Bloomington, IN: National ...

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?

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 ...