This haiku book provides an invaluable guide to developing your own haiku-writing skills, with clear explanations, brilliant examples, and innovative writing exercises.
It also offers an introduction to related Japanese poetic forms including: Senryu—commentaries on human nature that are often humorous or ironicHaibun—short, autobiographical narratives accompanied by a haikuTanka—imaginative poems full of highly personal, emotional expressionsHaiga—drawings accompanied by commentary in haiku formRenga—a collaborative form featuring linked sequences of poetryHow to Haiku is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to try their hand at this precise and poetic form of expression.
