Secret messages waiting in Philly sidewalks emerge in the rain A series of haiku poems have been painted onto the pavement in Germantown’s Vernon Park. They were applied using an invisible, ...

Soon, she and friends instigated "barroom haiku" — passing napkins scrawled with partial poems to patrons until it reaches the end of the bar and gets recited.

Mar. 31—It's safe to assume that the Cowboy State has a thin history of Japanese haiku poets. Cheyenne resident Beth Howard, however, has been doing it since 2006. "I don't see haiku as an ...

“Haiku poets are challenged to convey a vivid message in only 17 syllables,” says teacher.scholastic.com. “In Japan these poems are valued for their simplicity, openness, depth and lightness.” ...

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 ...

The conference, held Aug. 7-11, will include poets from India, Japan, Canada and the U.S. and aims to shine a light on the traditional form of Japanese poetry known as haiku.

We should say this is not an April Fools' joke. This is a real discussion about poetry. I hit the streets of Washington, D.C., this week to find out more about what makes a haiku a haiku.

Poetry, too, can be a snowstorm, or a salve on a painful day. In a Sunday newspaper, it may just be a needed break from the politics in the Opinion section.