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Kireji (切れ字, lit. "cutting word") are a special category of words used in certain types of Japanese traditional poetry. It is regarded as a requirement in traditional haiku, as well as in the hokku, or opening verse, of both classical renga and its derivative renku (haikai no renga).
Haiku (俳句, listen ⓘ) is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 morae (called on in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; [1] that include a kireji, or "cutting word"; [2] and a kigo, or seasonal reference.
In 1992 the BHS published The Haiku Hundred, an anthology of haiku in English to bring haiku to the attention of UK readers. [ 3 ] In 2009, the then president of the society, Annie Bachini , [ 4 ] complained about the quality of haiku being submitted to a haiku string competition where the winning entries, which were flashed on a screen at ...
(An international haiku saijiki with over 1,000 haiku from poets in 50 countries covering 680 seasonal topics) —— (1996). The Haiku Seasons: Poetry of the Natural World. Berkeley: Kodansha. ISBN 4770016298. (a companion book to Haiku World discussing the development of haiku, and the importance of the seasons and kigo to haiku) Ueda, Makoto ...
A haiku in English is an English-language poem written in a form or style inspired by Japanese haiku.Like their Japanese counterpart, haiku in English are typically short poems and often reference the seasons, but the degree to which haiku in English implement specific elements of Japanese haiku, such as the arranging of 17 phonetic units (either syllables or the Japanese on) in a 5–7–5 ...
GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home. [3]
This woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi illustrates her most famous haiku: finding a bucket entangled in the vines of a morning glory, she will go ask for water rather than disturb the flower. Fukuda Chiyo-ni (福田 千代尼, 1703 - 2 October 1775) or Kaga no Chiyo (加賀 千代女) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period and a Buddhist nun . [ 1 ]
Failed Haiku [7] is edited by Bryan Rickert and Hemapriya Chellappan. Simply Haiku [8] archives (final publication in 2009) contain a regular senryū column edited by Alan Pizzarelli. Additionally, one can regularly find senryū and related articles in some haiku publications. For example, the World Haiku Review [9] has regularly published senryū.