Haibun Poem-   Originating in Japan, Haibun poetry combines prose and haiku. The range of haibun is broad and frequently includes autobiography, diary, essay, prose, short story and travel journal.  The term "haibun" was first used by the 17th-century Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho in a letter to his disciple Kyorai in 1690. Basho was a prominent early writer of haibun, then a new genre combining classical Chinese prose genres and vernacular subject matter and language. He wrote some haibun as travel accounts during his various journeys.  A haibun may record a scene, or a special moment, in a highly descriptive and objective manner or may occupy a wholly fictional or dream-like space. This week I am using the Haibun poetry form to relate an episode from my own formative years. My first haibun concerns a memorable exchange between me, a coat and my Grandmother who brought with her the valuable experience derived from raising 9 children. Nana and The Coat-Haibun Poetry Stubbor...