Roots School photo Melita Charan arrives at work joyful — not for her small private Haiku school’s recent success, but because it rescued her from the tragic death of her brother.

Ideally these two elements are united. The poet`s mind and words are understood by the reader who should be able to understand the object`s very nature. This the ideal set by the Basho-School of haiku ...

Shorter forms of poetry like limericks and haiku are not only fun to write, but they also have a long history. When poets don’t have many words, they have to think carefully about their choice ...