This haiku book provides an invaluable guide to developing your own haiku-writing skills, with clear explanations, brilliant examples, and innovative writing exercises.
It also offers an introduction to related Japanese poetic forms including:

Senryu—commentaries on human nature that are often humorous or ironic

Haibun—short, autobiographical narratives accompanied by a haiku

Tanka—imaginative poems full of highly personal, emotional expressions

Haiga—drawings accompanied by commentary in haiku form

Renga—a collaborative form featuring linked sequences of poetry

How to Haiku is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to try their hand at this precise and poetic form of expression.