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(1644-1694) was one of the early poets to perfect the art
of hokku/haikai poetry.
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Renga
Renga is a linked-verse Japanese poetry from composed
in tanka pattern. Renga was originally composed by two
or more poets. Renga developed when poets tried to
communicate through poetry. The first three lines of
renga, in 5-7-5 syllables format, were composed by a
poet and the remaining 7-7 syllables were composed by
another. In ancient Japan, composing renga was a
favorite pastime affairs of poets, aristocrats, even
general public. The earliest record of renga poems is
found in Kin'yo-shu, an anthology of poems compiled in
about 1125.
In the beginning, renga were based on light topic,
however, by 15th century, there was a distinction drawn
between ushin renga (serious renga) and mushin renga
(comic renga).