Learn to express yourself by writing poetry in the Japanese tradition
by Patricia Donegan
Haiku is a brilliant way to teach your child to come in to the present moment with awareness and appreciation. This step-by-step books will provide hours of expressive pleasure for the whole family.
Introduces five styles of haiku to readers and includes projects on:
- Your first haiku--how to get started with the classic form of poetry
- Your favorite season--exploring nature, a traditional element in haiku
- Your own personal haiku--writing in haibun, a form of haiku that uses personal narrative
- Haiku with pictures--creating haiga, an illustrated haiku
- Haiku with a friend--developing renga, linked-verse haiku
Ages 7 and up
