Rachel Solomin’s Reviews > Writing Haiku: A Beginner's Guide to Composing Japanese Poetry > Status Update

This simple intro to haiku and related Japanese poetic forms is straight-forward. It’s filled with practical information and examples. While it highlights both the traditional and evolving forms of haiku (senryu, haibun, tanka, etc.) and lists its necessary characteristics and differences of opinion among practitioners, it doesn’t give exercises or other workbook-type materials for newbies.