BUG  HAIKUS

SCHOOL SPECIAL!

 Get in on the fun and show off the
great poets your class has!

To enter, have each student in your class create a BUG-Haiku - they can work work in groups, too. Submit the poems on this page separately or put them all together in an email and send them off to us!

The coolest bunch of BUG-Haikus each month will be set up on a class page! Your teacher will get credit on our web site and all of your BUG-Haikus will be there, too!

**We will also send each class some selections from our collection of cool Bugs-n-Stuff! Send in your poems today!! Be sure to include a way to contact you.

A Fun BUG-Activity for ALL AGES!

A Haiku is a simple poem. Many people think it is always written in three lines with a total of 17 syllables: 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 again in the last line. This format forces the writer to think hard about the words and the reader to look deeply into their meaning - usually! We have learned recently from Brian Fox Ellis that a Haiku only needs to be simple, the thought and imagery is more important than the structure... hmm... (Brian's pages have lots of cool activities and uses for poetry and storytelling in school.)

We invite you to try your hand at BUG-Haikus! It helps to write one while you are actually observing a bug - or at least think about a time when you were looking at one. Check out the links to see our other visitor's poems! Have fun!
 

Sample Haiku

First five syllables
The next line contains seven
Then five once again
The idea for this web page resulted from a BUGMAN Workshop at The 2001 Invertebrates in Captivity Conference in Rio Rico, Arizona this August. The participants worked in groups to create Haikus about a container of crickets they were observing - what fun! After the workshop, one of the participants, Zack Lehman, submitted this poem:

A Captive Cricket Haiku

This is sparse living
But it beats being food for
Spiders and Lizards

                                                Zack Lehman

Use this form to send in your BUG-Haiku. When you have entered your information and your poem (don't forget your poem!) click the submit button once. Check out the BUG-Haikus Pages to see some other people's ideas! Thank you!

(We will also have an anonymous BUG-Haiku Page if you'd like to share with no shot at personal fame and glory!)

Name 
School     Grade 
Teacher's Name 
City      State 
email 
Favorite Bug 

ENTER YOUR BUG-HAIKU HERE!


 Please only single-click once on the button!

If you have pictures or don't want to use this form,
you can send us your BUG-Art in Classic mail at this address:

BUGMAN Educational Entoprises
Kid's Pages!
2815 Avati Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43207

Or, click below and in your email, tell us your:
Name
School (if you go o school),
What grade you're in and your teacher's name
and Where you live
and of course your BUG-HAIKU!

haikus@bugs.org


Check back soon and we'll put up your poems as we get 'em! Thanks!

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