Per the poet, translator and haiku-advocate Patricia Donegan: a haiku is “a crystalline moment of heightened awareness in simple imagery, traditionally using a kigo or season word for nature.” ...

Metaphor is a potent literary technique. Long before social media emoji, fruits have been used suggestively in poetry. Shiki ...

Traditionally, haiku are about nature, and often refer to a season. Usually, the poem has a moment of change - it may focus first on one thing, then on another, something may happen or suddenly be ...