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  2. Haiku - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Haiku in languages other than Japanese - Wikipedia

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    What some people call Estonian haiku (Estonian: Eesti haiku) is a form of poetry introduced in Estonia in 2009. [23] The so-called "Estonian haiku" is shorter than a Japanese one; the syllable count in Japanese haiku is 5+7+5, while Estonian haiku also goes in three lines but only comprises 4+6+4 syllables. Estonian authors claim that this is a ...

  4. Haiku in English - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Book of Haikus - Wikipedia

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    Book of Haikus is a collection of haiku poetry by Jack Kerouac. It was first published in 2003 and edited by Regina Weinreich. It was first published in 2003 and edited by Regina Weinreich. It consists of some 500 poems selected from a corpus of nearly 1,000 haiku jotted down by Kerouac in small notebooks.

  6. Fukuda Chiyo-ni - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  7. Santōka Taneda - Wikipedia

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    The following poem is a typical example of Santōka's work: What, even my straw hat has started leaking 笠も漏り出したか kasa mo moridashita ka. This poem exhibits two major features of free verse haiku: It is a single utterance that cannot be subdivided into a 5-7-5 syllable structure, and; It does not contain a season word.

  8. Kigo - Wikipedia

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    William J. Higginson's Haiku World (1996), which is the first international saijiki, contains more than 1,000 poems, by over 600 poets writing in 25 languages. [16] The writing of haiku around the world has increased with the advent of the internet, where one can even find examples of haiku written in Latin, Esperanto, and Klingon, as well as ...

  9. Modern Haiku - Wikipedia

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    Modern Haiku publishes haiku that do not always adhere to the 5-7-5 format, and considers syllable or line count "not vital in contemporary English-language haiku." [9] According to Modern Haiku, "good haiku avoid subjectivity; intrusions of the poet’s ego, views, or values; and displays of intellect, wit, and facility with words."