Poetry Friday – Haiku, sort-of
Posted by shelburns on October 3, 2008
I have wanted to participate in Poetry Friday for a while now, but poetry is not something I just pick up and read all the time. Well, it’s time I did because there is a lot of great poetry out there just waiting to be shared with children. I found this book, just browsing through our school library. I have seen many Haiku posts lately, so this intrigued me.
Dogku is the tale of a dog written in haiku. Each page is a haiku poem. Even the author’s notes at the end are written in haiku. There is also an explanation of what a haiku is at the end. I just loved this book by Andrew Clements. I have read many other books by him, but did not know that he did picture books or even poetry. What a great find! Here are two excerpts that I enjoyed:
“The house is quiet.
No kids, no mom, and no food.
What’s a dog to do?”
“Scratch, sniff, eat, yawn, nap.
Dreams of rabbits and running.
Could life be sweeter?”
I am glad I stumbled across this book. I will be sharing it with our 3rd grade teachers because Haiku is a form of poetry they teach in the Spring with their poetry unit. I am sure the kids will enjoy Dogku as much as I did!
This week you can find the poetry round-up over at Two Writing Teachers.
