Notice that it does not follow the standard 5-7-5 haiku pattern. It’s more like 2-5-4. The president of the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, Henry Brann, says the poet took American liberties with the ...

Haiku, by its nature, reminds us of the poem “Ordhek manobi tumi, ordhek kolpona.” Half is in the imagination, and the pursuit of this half doesn’t solely fall on the shoulders of the writer but also ...

B; Benign being who attained the / U: Ultimate aim of life by / D: Dettachement and vanquishing / D: Desires to realize that; / H: Hatred can be won only with / A; Amity, love and compassion.