The reliably accomplished John Niven’s latest novel is The Fathers (Canongate), a witty account of parenthood and masculinity ...

This is the 20th article in a special series by Ally Adnan that brings to life memorable incidents from the rich and ...

The Pulitzer Center congratulates the 2025 Fighting Words Poetry Contest winners and finalists!This year's Fighting Words ...

What does a conversation between the Skamander poets and the avant-garde look like? What does a frog do in Białoszewski’s ...

To save a World War II-era mountainside staircase marked for removal by the City and County of Honolulu, the Friends of Haiku ...

Donald Keene's journey tracing the footsteps of haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) in Basho's masterpiece "Oku no Hosomichi," which Keene later trans･･･ ...

The most famous haiku poet was Matsuo Basho and his most celebrated poem is ‘The Old Pond.’” Juan also spoke of the necessity of mastering the language that you write in. Juan heralds many master ...

In 1689, the area - in the north-east of the main island of Honshu - was made famous by Japan's most famous haiku poet, Matsuo Basho, when he penned his travelogue, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Fortunately, we had already looked at some haiku during our morning meeting. I picked out poems that connected to our literacy curriculum, such as Basho’s famous poem about a frog jumping into a pond ...

TOKYO — Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated the ...

For 2025 the Project will solicit poetry with the theme “Iconic Businesses of Syracuse.” It will produce at least 10 posters that honor and celebrate famous businesses and establishments with ...