Renga

Renga (連歌) is a form of Japanese collaborative poetry. A Renga consists of at least three ku (句 translates to stanzas in English), often many more. The opening stanza of the Renga chain (the hokku), later became the basis for the modern Haiku style of poetry.

Resources

• Earl Miner, Japanese Linked Poetry, Princeton University Press © 1979 ISBN 0-691-06372-9 cloth ISBN 0-691-01368-3 pbk A discussion of the features, history and aesthetics of renga, plus two renga sequences with Sogi and others, three haikai sequences with Basho and others, and one haikai sequence with Buson and a friend.