Thursday 28 January 2021

HAIKU

A haiku is a specific type of Japanese poem which has 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Haikus or haiku are typically written on the subject of nature. The word haiku (pronounced hahy-koo) is derived from the Japanese word hokku meaning “starting verse.”  The origins of haiku poems can be traced back as far as the 9th century.  Read here.

https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/haiku/haiku_en.html

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