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Haiku by Matsuo Bashō reading "Quietly, quietly, / yellow mountain roses fall – / sound of the rapids". Haiku (俳句, listen ⓘ) is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan.
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 ...
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A library specializing in haiku books was completed in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo in 1977 at the initiative of the Haiku Poet Association. [3] The main purpose is to collect, preserve, display, and view materials related to haiku.
A little cuckoo across a hydrangea by Yosa Buson.. Nonoguchi Ryūho (1595–1669), a student of Kanō Tan'yū, is sometimes credited [by whom?] with founding the style; though poetry was commonly accompanied by images for centuries prior, Ryūho was the first poet to regularly include paintings alongside his calligraphy.
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).
Kirkup J, Cobb D, Mortimer P (Eds.) (1992) The Haiku Hundred Iron Press, Manchester ISBN 0-906228-42-5 Cobb D (Ed.) (1994) The Genius of Haiku: Readings from R H Blyth on Poetry, Life, and Zen British Haiku Society, ISBN 978-0952239703