Haiku builds a scene and then breaks it. Climate change has exactly that shape, which means the form itself can carry the science.

Churches and their "code" / It's like when they say, "bless you" / And yet no one sneezed. Another came from the comic Jessica Delfino: Glenn Beck, why so vexed? / You seemed cooler back when you / ...

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 ...

The image startles the way many of Raymond Roseliep’s images startle. His association between the figure and the cornfield underscores Ezra Pound’s poetic dictum, “Make it new.” As dark and as stark ...

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their ...

Haiku poems have reflected humans' experiences in nature for hundreds of years, including observations of bugs and other wildlife. Recently, Penn State researchers analyzed which insects were ...

Geography Standard 4: Students know the physical and human characteristics of places. Geography Standard 15: Students know how physical systems affect human systems. Part 1: Students will synthesize a ...

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 ...

Each installment of The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she ...