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Kyōka poetry derives its form from the tanka, with a metre of 5-7-5-7-7. [4] Most of the humour lies either in placing the vulgar or mundane in an elegant, poetic setting, or by treating a classical subject with common language or attitudes. [4] Puns, wordplay, and other word games were frequently employed—and make translation difficult.
The poet Ōta Nanpo imitated the techniques of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, where an event was held where he recited a kyōka that included around 100 kinds of yōkai; with the intent of doing it again, he collected together the kyōka, and the book was the result of collecting together only the better of the poems. [3] [4]
Edition of the Kokin Wakashū anthology of classic Japanese poetry with wood-carved cover, 18th century. Japanese poetry is poetry typical of Japan, or written, spoken, or chanted in the Japanese language, which includes Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, as well as poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from the Okinawa ...
Kyōka was born Izumi Kyōtarō on November 4, 1873 in the Shitashinmachi section of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, to Izumi Seiji (泉 清次, Izumi Seiji), a chaser and inlayer of metallic ornaments, and Nakata Suzu (中田 鈴, Nakata Suzu), daughter of a tsuzumi hand-drum player from Edo and younger sister to lead protagonist of the Noh theater, Kintarō Matsumoto.
However, his main interest was in the comic verses of the Tenmei era of the Edo period (狂歌, Kyoka), of which he became a master. He wrote poetry using the pen-name of Isai ( 夷斎 ) . Along with the likes of Osamu Dazai , Sakaguchi Ango , and Oda Sakunosuke , Ishikawa was known as a member of the Buraiha (literally "Ruffian") tradition of ...
Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature Michiko Yamamoto ( 山本道子 , Yamamoto Michiko , born 4 December 1936) is the professional name of Michiko Furuya ( 古屋道子 , Furuya Michiko ) , a Japanese writer and poet.
Another story from 1954, The Boy Who Wrote Poetry (詩を書く少年, Shi o kaku shōnen), was similarly based on Mishima's memories of his time at Gakushūin Junior High School. [61] On 9 September 1944, Mishima graduated Gakushūin High School at the top of the class, becoming a graduate representative.
Van den Heuvel has published several books of his own haiku, including one on baseball.He is the editor of the three editions of The Haiku Anthology; the original Haiku Anthology published in 1974 by Doubleday, the second edition published in 1986 by Simon & Schuster, and the third edition published in 1999 by Norton.