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(haiku)

haiku

(Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem characterized)

Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem characterized

(by the use of 5-7-5 seventeen syllables and seasonal words.)

by the use of 5-7-5 seventeen syllables and seasonal words.

(Linked poems were composed by alternately composing)

Linked poems were composed by alternately composing

(the 5, 7, 5 and 7, 7 parts of a waka poem by different people.)

the 5, 7, 5 and 7, 7 parts of a waka poem by different people.

(Among them, haikai, which is comical or involves play, has been performed since the 15th century.)

Among them, haikai, which is comical or involves play, has been performed since the 15th century.

(When Matsuo Basho appeared in the 17th century, the first 5, 7, and 5 parts were established)

When Matsuo Basho appeared in the 17th century, the first 5, 7, and 5 parts were established

(as highly independent and highly artistic works,)

as highly independent and highly artistic works,

(which influenced later generations such as Yosa Buson and Kobayashi Issa.)

which influenced later generations such as Yosa Buson and Kobayashi Issa.

(Masaoka Shiki in the Meiji era defined a poem with a 5-7-5 metric as a haiku.)

Masaoka Shiki in the Meiji era defined a poem with a 5-7-5 metric as a haiku.

(He published the haiku magazine Hototogisu in an attempt to find a new poetic beauty based on sketching,)

He published the haiku magazine Hototogisu in an attempt to find a new poetic beauty based on sketching,

(and since then haiku has become mainstream.)

and since then haiku has become mainstream.

(Haiku was first introduced in 1949 by an English literary scholar named Reginald Blythe.)

Haiku was first introduced in 1949 by an English literary scholar named Reginald Blythe.

(The works of Basho, Buson, Issa and contemporary Japanese haiku poets)

The works of Basho, Buson, Issa and contemporary Japanese haiku poets

(are also translated into English and explained.)

are also translated into English and explained.

(There are also books that introduce the works of people who have been influenced by haiku overseas,)

There are also books that introduce the works of people who have been influenced by haiku overseas,

(such as the book Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years.)

such as the book Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years.

(Japanese tea maker Itoen holds a haiku contest every year and invites English haiku.)

Japanese tea maker Itoen holds a haiku contest every year and invites English haiku.

(Please enjoy the haiku.)

Please enjoy the haiku.