Standard 1. Students read and understand a variety of materials. Standard 5. Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience. Standard 2. Students know physical and human ...

It seems a safe bet that the Japanese Zen Buddhist monks who developed the art of haiku were not anticipating poems about Kathie Lee Gifford. No, those 17th-century monks had nobler goals; they were ...

Student will deepen their knowledge of haiku poetry. Standard 1. Students read and understand a variety of materials Standard 2. Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.

It's April 1, a day of celebrations - April Fools' Day, Easter Sunday and the first day of Poetry Month. Twitter is now officially open to your submissions to hashtag #nprpoetry. Every year, we get ...

Turns out haiku doesn’t need to have three lines—and other things you might learn on a tour of Japan’s historic poetry sites. A 17th-century feudal castle overlooks Matsuyama, Japan, the ...

Did you know that a haiku doesn't have to conform to a 5-7-5 syllable count? NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with haiku master and former diplomat Abigail Friedman about where the misconception comes from ...