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are unknown, but they ranged from aristocrats to the<br />
general public, women as well as eminent poets of the<br />
time such as Nukata no Okimi and Kakinomoto Hitomaro.<br />
During the period of Chinese influence, Chinese poets<br />
recited poems in the courts of the Japanese royals and<br />
the aristocrats. Japanese poets even went to China to<br />
study <strong>poetry</strong>. Poetry tradition was so much ingrained in<br />
Japanese culture that waka (<strong>poetry</strong>) was used to write<br />
letters and community.<br />
During the Heian period (794 and 1185), Japanese royals<br />
and aristocrats organized waka recitation contest.<br />
Notable works in this period is Wakan Roeishu, which<br />
was compiled by Fujiwara no Kinto, Tale of Genji by<br />
Poetess Murasaki Shikibu, and The Pillow Book, whose<br />
author is unknown.<br />
In the 12th century, new <strong>poetry</strong> forms Imayo and Renga<br />
developed. Recitation of Imayo was accompanied with<br />
music and dance, and Renga was written in a