A sure sign of spring has poked out of tree boxes in downtown DC: signs bearing winning entries in the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District’s annual haiku contest. Here’s the first-place ...
A successful haiku could be described as a half-finished poem. Originating in Japan in the 17th century, the haiku uses a combination of sensory language, seasonal references, a sense of contrast and ...
Even without a calendar, you know when spring has arrived. You can feel it in the air. And Vicki Elsbernd’s poem about something recently in the air — and in the news — tickled me enough to choose it ...
Two weeks ago today, we announced our 2nd Annual "Hooray for Spring!" Haiku Contest. And 222 of you responded. Much like last year's entries, this year's batch is a mixed bag. Some are great, some ...
Japan's love for baseball has translated into an art form: baseball haiku. Cor Van den Heuvel has edited a new anthology of baseball haiku, including a poem by Jack Kerouac. He speaks with Debbie ...
Trans. from the Japanese by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, illus. by Tracy Gallup. Tuttle, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-4-8053-1515-6 Classic haiku works by Japanese poets—appearing in their original script ...
It should be no surprise that the last two years have had Blue Hens feeling more introspective than usual. The University of Delaware community was invited to explore those thoughts through a haiku ...