Haiku poets must choose the perfect words to spark the emotions and ideas they hope to convey. And they must do it concisely. Peggy Lyles mastered this Japanese form of poetry. She was revered ...

If it feels like winter is dragging its feet, here’s a harbinger of spring: Golden Triangle’s annual haiku competition—the one that plants blossom-pink yard signs with haiku in tree boxes throughout ...

April 17 was International Haiku Poetry Day and, on that day, artist and poet Annette Makino received exciting news. Makino, of Arcata, was awarded one of the highest honors for English-language haiku ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ready to compete for the world's best haiku? The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID)'s annual worldwide Golden Haiku competition is officially ...

HAMDEN-- Its structure is succinct and to the point. It normally speaks to things of beauty: nature, love, spirituality. Oddly enough, though it's a form of poetry that's been around for thousands of ...

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 ...

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 ...