Learn to express yourself by writing poetry in the Japanese Tradition.

Haiku is a uniquely Japanese form of poetry that uses images from nature to make a statement or capture a moment. Haiku are short but powerful expressions making them easy and fun to share with your friends and family. This book will show you the seven keys to creating your own haiku and will help you get started, think up memorable words and images and write the three short lines that make up a great haiku. The author is Patricia Donegan who studies with the Japanese haiku Master Seishi Yamaguchi. She teaches creative writing at a university in Tokyo and contributes to the Kyoto Journal. This is Part of our Asian Arts and Crafts Series of Books.