Political Haiku

This collection of Haiku poems covers everything from love to general life. It also provides a little comedy relief, which we can all use.

Haiku is a fun poetry form for all ages! This free lesson plan offers an introduction and guide to writing haiku, as well as possible extensions to the lesson and a scoring guide.

Here are the basics for teaching a unit on modern haiku to elementary and secondary students.

Points are scored on health care by Obama and both candidates do their best to sway the uncommitted voters.

The political waters are so murky and mysterious, and the momentum of these waters is so severe, there isn't enough moxie in any of these politicians to do what is really necessary to implement the changes were truly require

The Vice President debate accentuated the differences between a master of his trade and a pretender.

The entries are in for the Obama-McCain Political Haiku Contest. Look here for links to the entries.

Three sets of haikus: four for McCain, four for Obama, and four for the Third Party candidates!

I found this a great challenge, but fun.

These are four spontaneous comments on each candidate in the traditional 5-7-5 Haiku form. They make use of modern American speech.

Both Obama and Biden have long and varied careers. They also have a history of crossing the political aisle to accomplish their goals.

Political haiku for the 2008 Presidential election.

Four political haikus about Obama, McCain, Palin, and Biden.

Decided to write a few Haiku's in favor of McCain and Palin. Ironically, I have only voted once in my life....and this event did not take place in the past 5 years. Perhaps a change is in order.

Untl November 4th many words will flow from both sides. How much can the human ear absorb? This selection of haiku are written to keep the message simple.

Politics of 2008

Four haikus about election 2008.

A look at famous haiku master's works. I attempt to answer the question "Why is Haiku Misunderstood?"

A very weird haiku

There is no such thing as cold; it is only the absence of warmth.

Another set of haiku.

A haiku about encouragement

A Haiku about latchkey kids.

Witty haiku about a green, ugly monster.

A haiku about stress so extreme it makes you wish you were just having a nightmare, because if you were sleeping, you could take comfort in the fact that you would eventually wake up.

If we all pray for each other, we will all meet someday in heaven.

Haiku about losing your memory due to old age.

The second Haiku I ever wrote. I wrote it while I was at an art gallery looking at a painting of a headless king.

A haiku about Capcom's own superhero, Viewtiful Joe