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Renga Poets

A place for poets to dance together and learn new footsteps in collaborative poetry in an occidental version of the Japanese form.

Grass, below
long branches
and a seedRenga (

) is a form of Japanese collaborative poetry. A renga consists of at least two ku (??) or stanzas, often many more. The opening stanza of the renga chain, called the hokku (

), later became the basis for the modern haiku style of poetry.

Renga

: How to Renga What is/are renga? How do you do it? Why would you want to? Can you do it on your own? Where are the best examples on the internet; in books; live? Can it ever be possible to renga with poets who don't speak Japanese? The world of Renga is full of questions. This is the place to ask them or post your own answers.

: Monkey collaborations Start a new renga of your own or join in one already on the go. Don't forget to set any rules specific to your renga! If you are new to renga, have a look at [section=165] first.

Blog

: Group News Contests, Group member news and lots of articles about Renga!
» Is anyone aware of any Renga Slams?

Renga

: Saved Renga - the Greatest Hits. Some renga are fun. Some are sublime. The truly astonishing ones, can be saved here.

Thread	Poster	Replies	Views	Last post
Exercise 1a A Haiku any topic	Anstey	4	118	commented by Anstey on Feb. 1
The Burning Question Amongst Short Poets...	Testy	5	205	page edited by Anstey on Jan. 30
Exercise 1b 'ku by someone other than me that break the rules.	Anstey	0	96	page created by Anstey on Jan. 28
Answer to Pags first question: What is a haiku? Here's my go.	Anstey	0	83	page created by Anstey on Jan. 28
Question on Renga I think...	Anstey	1	102	commented by Pags on Feb. 16 2007
Renga number one Lets just try to get a renga going - here's an old favourite 'ku by Basho. Simply respond by adding a haiku-like verse of your own that has a tentative link with the verse before.	Pags	9	131	page edited by Anstey on Feb. 15 2007

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	Thread	Poster	Replies	Views	Last post
	Is anyone aware of any Renga Slams? In Group News	Anstey	5	96	commented by Pags on Feb. 15 2007