Believe me when I say that by this point I am as bored as everyone else is by talk of the pandemic. But bear with me. One of the many peculiar things about our spell indoors – which somehow we can ...

Poetry is one of the most powerful art forms we have. Since ancient times, poems — from haikus to sonnets to limericks — have succinctly and beautifully translated the joys and sorrows of the world ...

It is a poem, written by Jenny Bienemann. It is a haiku, an ancient form of Japanese poetry usually written in 17 syllables over three lines, often the first with five syllables, then seven and then ...

Each installment of The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she ...

“Our mission is to write haiku for everyone on the whole entire planet,” says Lisa Markuson, the one woman in the poetry-writing trio The Haiku Guys. This might seem a bit ambitious, but given how ...

Lisa Ann Markuson is on a 100-day, 17-syllable mission. Each day for the last 44 days, the poet and social entrepreneur has pulled out her typewriter and written a haiku for a US senator, a project ...

Lisa Ann Markuson is on a 100-day, 17-syllable mission. Each day for the last 44 days, the poet and social entrepreneur has pulled out her typewriter and written a haiku for a US senator, a project ...