Back in middle school English class, haiku was the perfect poetry. Haiku poems were short, and the rules of engagement were simple. The first line contained five syllables, the middle line contained ...

Rene Nienaber of Centennial, winner of The Denver Post’s $25 Haiku contest this week, wrote this on the topic of “autumn”: Scarlet and gold trees Cast their ...

Every Sunday, we publish reader-submitted haiku. Local poets translate the simple beauty of Lancaster County into short and simple poems. Here's a selection of four haiku: horses clip clopping over ...

A successful haiku could be described as a half-finished poem. Originating in Japan in the 17th century, the haiku uses a combination of sensory language, seasonal references, a sense of contrast 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 ...