Danna Smith How Do You Haiku?: A Step-by-Step Guide with Templates Paperback Book

An excellent resource for at home or in the classroomFrom the author of PeekABoo Haiku (Simon Schuster) comes a haiku howto handbook. Haiku is a Japanese poetry form, but its more than just a short, threeline poem. Its an opportunity to slow down, go outside, and experience the world in a new way. Haiku is a "snapshot" of a moment in nature (if you blink, you might miss it!), and its a powerful way to show compassion for all living things. This book will help you understand haiku so you can create poems with powerful words and images. Each chapter contains examples from Japanese haiku masters and current poets. The included activities and templates will guide you through fun ways to "haiku," including painting poem stones for your garden (Kuhi), creating haiku comic strips, and writing group poems with your friends (Renga). How Do You Haiku? This handbook will show you how stepbystep. Includes haiku by contributing poets Kate Coombs, Nancy Etchemendy, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Raven Howell, Linda Hoffman Kimball, Amy Losak, Bobi Martin, Angie Quantrell, Sydell Rosenberg, Lee Wardlaw, and Linda Whalen. | Danna Smith How Do You Haiku?: A Step-by-Step Guide with Templates Paperback Book