Category Archives: Lessons

Haiku Lessons part 4 – Nature Exercise

Posted on 02/04/2012 by

March 2002 WHCschools – Hibiscus Petals: Nature Exercise WHCschools Traditional Western Haiku School Ferris Gilli, Hibiscus School Instructor On May 2, 2001, Mrs. Gilli presented the following Nature Exercise: Go out and sit on a log, stump, bench, swing, old … Continue reading →

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Haiku Lessons : Kansho

Posted on 30/03/2012 by

November 2001 WHCschools – Hibiscus Petals Lessons Kansho Ferris Gilli, Instructor Peggy Willis Lyles, Guest Speaker In September 2001, Peggy Willis Lyles gave a special lesson for WHCschools Hibiscus Petals. Here, we share the students’ responses to Mrs. Lyles’ invitation … Continue reading →

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How to Compose Haiku

Posted on 28/03/2012 by

August 2001 WHCschools -Traditional Japanese School Lesson 4: GUIDELINES: How to Compose Haiku Susumu Takiguchi, Instructor It was over four years ago that I wrote a list of “tips” for haiku composition under the title of Guidelines: How to Compose … Continue reading →

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Haiku Lessons part 3

Posted on 17/03/2012 by

May 2001 Hibiscus Petals WHCschools Traditional Western Haiku School Ferris Gilli, Instructor Part III  Kukai Lesson: Allusion in Haiku Mark Brooks, an accomplished haiku poet and an editor of the new on-line journal, haijinx, was the Hibiscus School’s first guest speaker … Continue reading →

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Haiku Lessons part 2

Posted on 17/03/2012 by

May 2001 Hibiscus Petals WHCschools Traditional Western Haiku School Ferris Gilli, Instructor Part II   Juxtaposition in Haiku Traditionally, a haiku is in two parts (components), combining two or more different topics, and most often presenting a pair of images that … Continue reading →

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Haiku Lessons part 1

Posted on 17/03/2012 by

May 2001 Hibiscus Petals WHCschools Traditional Western Haiku School Ferris Gilli, Instructor Introduction:  The Hibiscus School of Western traditional haiku, which has been active since January 2001, offers poets a solid grounding in the basic guidelines for writing English haiku.  … Continue reading →

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Issa’s Haiku Lessons

Posted on 31/08/2011 by

VOLUME 3: ISSUE 1 MARCH 2003 Haiku In Education Issa’s Haiku Lessons David G. Lanoue, Phd. Xavier University of Louisiana, USA This semester, I’m happy to be teaching, for the very first time, a seminar on Global Haiku: a senior-level … Continue reading →

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