This haiku book provides an invaluable guide to developing your own haiku-writing skills, with clear explanations, brilliant examples, and innovative writing exercises.
It also offers an introduction to related Japanese poetic forms including:
It also offers an introduction to related Japanese poetic forms including:
- Senryu—commentaries on human nature that are often humorous or ironic
- Haibun—short, autobiographical narratives accompanied by a haiku
- Tanka—imaginative poems full of highly personal, emotional expressions
- Haiga—drawings accompanied by commentary in haiku form
- Renga—a collaborative form featuring linked sequences of poetry
