February is National Haiku Writing Month. The website nahaiwrimo.com urges us to write one haiku a day for the month of February. "Why February? Because it’s the shortest month, for the world’s ...

Where did haiku come from? Originally, there was a longer poem called a renga or linked poem ... it was possible to purchase a book that would list words associated with seasons. The original idea to ...

A haiku is a very short poem that has some ... trees in a different season or something else that links to the season your poem is based on. For example: Autumn leaves float down.

A haiku is a very short poem that has some very specific rules ... they are often about the seasons – summer, spring, winter and autumn like his tree haiku. But he also came up with one about ...

There are plenty of people who do not consider a haiku a poem, and many more who think ... in their focus on the natural world and the seasons, they provide you with regular reminders that ...

This series takes a closer look at haiku, including some from ... in developing the poetic form. The poems, each crafted in line with a particular season, and their commentaries will be published ...