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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Todd Moe visits a spiritual care program at a nursing home in Kingston, Ontario, where the power of poetry is making connections with seniors.... May 02, 2008 — Todd Moe visits a spiritual care ...

Zach Schulte, the 24-year-old barista and bartender who runs show-and-tell at Boots Bakery and Lounge , got his job six months ago with a haiku he submitted online, via Facebook. Owner Alison Collins ...

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 ...