In a very divisive, violent world, we could all use more peace, love and understanding, and Rock Island’s Rita Melissano is just the person to help provide them.

Trans. from the Japanese by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, illus. by Tracy Gallup. Tuttle, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-4-8053-1515-6 Classic haiku works by Japanese poets—appearing in their original script ...

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team (13-0, 1-0 in Big 12) returns home to face Kansas State University (9-5, 0-1 in Big 12) on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. MST in McKale Center. The Arizona ...

British football terrace culture has been blended with traditional Japanese literature by a Wolverhampton writer who has launched his first book. Matt Eccles has released his cheekily named book, Who ...

The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, ...

Cynthia (Cindy) Wilkening's new book "Water is Faithful: Haiku for Mind, Body, and Soul" uses traditional Japanese style to touch on diverse topics. LOWELL, MA ...

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Maryfrances Wagner, who lives in the Greater Kansas City Area. Maryfrances began writing poems as an eighth grader and today writes mainly poetry and ...

A nearly 300-page book of allegedly offensive poetry was published by Victor Senior High School students on Amazon earlier this year. The book, titled “Super Team Haiku,” was composed of haiku poems, ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The president of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, set aside politics to launch his first anthology of Japanese-style poetry on Thursday. Dubbed "Haiku Herman" for his love ...