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Posted by Elece Hollis Sep 14, 2007 |
Hello,
Teachers among my readers will want to use this article as a simple introduction to the Japanese art of Haiku poetry writing. The form is explained with examples and short details about style and content.
Haiku are short poems with a bent toward nature themes. Haiku have only three lines with a set formula of five syllables, seven ,and five again .
Today's article, Writing Haiku Poetry , lists four Japanese masters of the art of Haiku with their poems translated into English. Children often enjoy this form because they don't have to worry about punctuation or rhyme, but enjoy the fact of fitting a few words into the syllable counts. This makes it more like working a puzzle than writing a poem.
I find boys especially enjoy this form of poetry writing. I love Haiku writing myself, as it is a challenge to the part of my brain that loves a puzzle.
Peek out your window. Choose a nature topic and try it! I think you'll have fun.
~Elece~