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 ...

It seems a safe bet that the Japanese Zen Buddhist monks who developed the art of haiku were not anticipating poems about Kathie Lee Gifford. No, those 17th-century monks had nobler goals; they were ...

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 ...

Aaron Naparstek, who once egged a sedan in a fit of anger, joins NPR's Lynn Neary on Talk of the Nation to discuss his tonic for the aggravated soul: writing Haiku. He's collected his poems in a new ...

The Haiku North America Conference is where enthusiasts from across the globe meet for long discussions about the world's shortest poems. For instance, Sophia Frentz, a rosy-cheeked, wry and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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