Haiku

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Haiku
Simple but deep way of expression
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Renga

• 15th century
• Renga is a poem several poets create cooperatively

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Haikai

• 16th century
• humorous poem or parody renga

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Hokku

• the starting verse
• kigo", a word that indicates "season
• (season word)

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Matsuo, Basho (16441694)

• the first great poet in the history of haiku
• conscious of the greatness of nature's power

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Yosa, Buson (17161783)

• evoking clear images in his picturesque hokkus
  filled with light
• the eternity beyond the landscape by describing
  only one peaceful scene
• describe the essence of things, not their
  surfaces

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Masaoka, Shiki (18671902)

• the critic to Matsuo, Basho
• extolled Yosa, Buson
• the visual description and the concise style

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Rules of Haiku

• 5, 7 and 517 syllables
• kigo
• Spring/ Typhoon/ Hinamatsuri/ frog/
  swallowtail/skylarks/ cherry blossoms etc.

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Let's make Haiku!