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Linking Haikus, the Renga form
mikeypie Started conversation Apr 2, 2003
Japanese linking poems, renga, are a form of haiku where the first part is written in syllable counts of 5-7-5. Then, a response is written (by someone else, please 
) in syllable counts of 7-7. THEN an answer to the response is written in syllable counts of 5-7-5 where the whole thing repeats itself until people tire and return to the four-word post. (winkeye)
The form:
(first player)
To communicate (5)
Is more than sounds and gestures (7)
People are the root (5)
(second player)
Put love into all your words (7)
Or hollow shells are revealed (7)
(third player)
Embraced by mankind (5)
Vacant animosity (7)
Without compassion (5)
...
Some history, by Jane Reichhold:
In the 9th - 12th centuries, Japanese poets competing in contests revived an old Chinese form by linking tanka poems together in a novel way. The poem was "broken" in half so one author wrote the 5-7-5 part and another responded and finished the poem by adding his (mostly men did this though it was first done by a woman!) 7-7 part. Instead of stopping there, someone else wrote a new 5-7-5 poem to "answer" to the previous 7-7 link and they named the genre renga -- meaning linked elegance. This proved to be so much fun poets were soon writing poems of 1,000 and even 10,000 links.
http://www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm
Linking Haikus, the Renga form
please put this at 'ask h2g2' 
. it looks great 
btw are there any other rules for haiku apart from the syllables?
Linking Haikus, the Renga form
mikeypie Posted Apr 3, 2003
The link I provided has *all* the rules. I think what your getting at has to do with style. To me, since it's poetry, it really is a free-for-all for style. A good suggestion is to try to "ask [yourself] if there [is] a comparison, a contrast or an association between the images and if this relationship [is] clear and understandable." And also it is good to achieve a "break" between each line, so the pause is automatic.
Thanks for the suggestion on the locale for this! 
Linking Haikus, the Renga form
mikeypie Posted Apr 3, 2003
You step in the stream
But the water has moved on
Seek the project here:
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Linking Haikus, the Renga form
mikeypie Posted Apr 3, 2003
Hi Kea,
I just re-read my response to your question, and it seemed a bit negative. I apologize, I said *all* because there are a bajilliontrillionmillion or so. For the sake of sanity, I avoided all but the most important rule, 5-7-5 7-7 (which really is only important to beginners. ) Like I said, lots of rules. But, that's no reason not to have fun with it. I hope everyone enjoys it... 
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thanks Mikey 
. i'll attempt a response when i'm a bit brighter (only capable of the 
posts right now, of which i seem to be currently subscribed to quite a few....)
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