If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems (Poetry Adventures)
by Brian P. Cleary (Author) and Andy Rowland (Illustrator)
Booktalk: What is a haiku? It sounds like a sneeze. And isn’t a lantern a light source? Actually, they are two types of ancient Japanese poetry. See how each form works– and how these little poems can contain big surprises! (And when you’ve finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own haiku and lanterns!) Here is a lantern poem…
Snippet:
Slush—
gulping
icy treat.
Getting brain freeze.
Whoa.
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Thanks for introducing this book, and lantern poems–I had to look up the form as it is one I did not know (but plan to try!)
Looks like a new form to try out!