Lighting the Global Lantern: A Teacher's Guide to Writing Haiku and Related Literary Forms/Terry Ann Carter

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Description This guide for secondary school and college educators leads them through the history, forms, and beauty of Japanese poetry. Most of the work is on haiku, but there are also chapters on haibun, tanka, and haiga. Traditional and contemporary examples of all four forms appear throughout, along with ideas for classroom instruction and a wealth of print and web-based resources. About the Author For thirty-five years, Terry Ann Carter has taught language arts to students from kindergarten to college. She was the Random Acts of Poetry poet for the city of Ottawa (2005-2009), and Education Chair for the League of Canadian Poets. In Vancouver's 2007 International Cherry Blossom Festival, she won Best Canadian Haiku. Terry Ann co-founded and coordinated the Ottawa Ka Do haiku group for 10 years; she participated in the 2004 Basho Festival in Ueno, Japan. Her haiku and tanka appear in journals and anthologies around the world; she has published four books of haiku and three collections of lyric poetry. Terry Ann is committed to poetry in service to the global community.