Research topic: haiku

haiku , an unrhymed Japanese poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived, in which nature is linked to human nature. It usually consists of 17 jion (Japanese symbol-sounds). The term is also used for foreign adaptations of the haiku, notably the poems of the imagists . These poems are usually written in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. See senryu . Bibliography: See the anthology ed. by H. G. Henderson, Introduction to Haiku (1958). Author not available, HAIKU. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more