Nikki Grimes is the author of ONE LAST WORD. Her work is highly influenced by the Harlem Renaissance.

Challenge yourself to write a Golden Shovel Poem. It's fun! Here is how you do it...

How to write a HAIKU POEM • A haiku (say "high-koo") is a special type of Japanese poem, this style of poem started as a kind of group game, called a renga (say "reng-ah"). Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables.