Japanese Haiku: a Poetic Form of Creative Expression (with free infographic)

Though its brevity might make you believe otherwise, the verse form known as haiku has a long and honorable history. Now popular all over the world and a form we often think of as simple enough to teach schoolchildren, haiku is a highly respected art in Japan where it originally developed.

From Hokku to Haiku

The small three-line poems known as haiku were originally known as hokku and were