Introduce and discuss the 7 characteristics of writing haiku on chart paper. Anchor the idea with examples of each characteristic. Re-read Basho and the Fox and focus on the haiku poetry by doing a ...

Award-winning poet and naturalist Kristen Lindquist will teach an introductory nature haiku workshop at the Wendell Gilley ...

Traditionally, haiku are about nature, and often refer to a season ... something may happen or suddenly be understood. Here is an example of a haiku by Lewis Grandison Alexander about rain ...

A haiku typically connects to nature, which is why the Haiku Hike happens in the springtime, according to Meier. “Someone who maybe doesn’t think about poetry every day, has an experience with ...