Abstract
Basho & Friends is an in-progress prototype for an interactive children’s book. Here, children ages 8-13 collaborate with young Basho, the legendary founder of haiku poetry, to become poets themselves. This project exemplifies a “convivial tool,” defined by philosopher Ivan Illich as a platform designed to promote creative expression. Here, we imagine new possibilities for reading, sensemaking, and creative writing based on past forms and ideas. Through poetry, Basho promotes meaningful principles of literacy and sustainability today. Children can engage with Basho’s story in an historical context and practice haiku to see themselves as authors of their life stories.
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Korenblat, Joshua
(2019)
"Basho & Friends Literacy Game for Tablet,"
Journal of Creative Writing Studies: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://repository.rit.edu/jcws/vol4/iss1/11
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