*Objection to the above sample: “No matter what you were taught in 11th grade English, the poems [haiku] do not have to be three lines of five-syllable, seven-syllable, five-syllable form. There’s a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the nice weather, it may be time to visit the Columbia River Gorge and celebrate this magnificent outdoor location with a haiku. Friends of the Columbia Gorge have ...

Can you write a haiku about spring? Sure you can! Here are the details, which are simple indeed. The deadline is Monday to share your haiku and a photo at news@sosalem.com.

Here are the details on how to write a spring haiku. You can share your haiku (and a photo!) at news@swo-co.com. The deadline is Monday, and spring's not far behind.

HAIKU: A POET'S GUIDE by Lee Gurga, Illinois: Modern Haiku Press, 2003, 170 pp., $20 (paper). HAIKU: The Poetic Key to Japan, selected & introduced by Mutsuo Takahashi, photographs by Hakudo Inoue, ...

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry which originated in 13th century Japan. Later, the form was mastered by the 17th century Japanese haiku master, Matsuo Basho. There are currently multiple ...