Janeczko, Paul B. and J. Patrick Lewis. 2006. Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Poetry Break:
Begin by having students brainstorm things they think are fun as well as negative things that can happen when having fun. ex: going to the beach and getting a sunburn
After there is a list, read the poem to the class.
Paul B. Janeczko and J. Patrick Lewis
Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku
kindly sing your evening song
in my brother's ear.
Sluggish squirrel lurches
across the busy highway
to the other si--
On Ferris wheel
I regret French fries, milk shake--
those below agree
O warm summer night
I awake to rude music:
cat coughing up hair ball
Reread the poem a second time, then take volunteers to read a stanza at a time orally to the class. As a follow up activity, students can write their own poem using ironic events in their life and share them with the class.
Senryu is a three line Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku. It is unrhymed and the subject is based on human nature. It is usually satirical or ironic.
*line 1 - 5 syllables
*line 2 - 7 syllables
*line 3 - 5 syllables
Information provided by: http://members.optushome.com.au/poetry.senryu.html
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