Show i r A. A 1 8 r I 1 11 r I q I li 7 f fp t r rl 1 t al 1 I J p I l rl i 1 15 5 1 I 1 i I I c. c I k 11 t 10 PlU 2 If t i t y 4 11 r r i y rrt 1 I HAIKU IS I Mrs and son Byron recently presented a program on Haiku poetry to Recently at South Davis Jr High i School C I Mrs s Yukie I students at South Davis Junior High School and her son Byron gave a special report for four grade literature classes BYRON AND Mrs were invited to help students learn and understand Haiku Po- Po etry They gave an Interesting and colorful report illustrated With Japanese drawings clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing and verse Mrs spoke mainly on different levels levels lev- lev els of beauty Byron dIscussed Haiku Poetry Poetry Po- Po etry and stressed important points Japanese have a type of poetry that catches each moment moment mo- mo ment perfectly It Is the tiniest poe poem m in the world IT CONTAINS only t h r e e elines elines lines but they are lines of beauty expressed through simplicity simplicity sim- sim about incidents In dally daily life Ilfe which have a profound meaning This type of poetry is called Haiku Poetry Byron stated that Haiku was founded around years ago by Matsu Basho who is the acknowledged master of Haiku HAIKU EXPRESSES a momentary momentary mo- mo sensory impression or ortruth ortruth truth about life It may express a conflict a sensation an emotion emo- emo tion a moral a hope or an ideal Example of Haiku Poetry Gnarled old tree Bare against the barren sky Limbs bent up and out THERE ARE national Haiku Poetry contests held and awards given each year in Japan Mrs stressed the idea that we should learn the Haiku form and try to understand understand under under- stand poetry which stresses imagery im- im agery and beauty as Haiku does She succeeded in making students students stu- stu dents aware that a poet can stir sUr us deeply startle our imaginations imaginations nations and stimulate our thinking think think- I Ing by si simple mple expressions of thought THESE IDEAS brought to j i school by the helped students students stu- stu dents who are writing verses in inthe inthe the style of Haiku Poetry in I their classes 1 By Donna Dixon I I |