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Famous Haiku Poetry

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry written in the pattern of 5,7,5 morae (partially similar to english syllables). Haiku is a modern revision by Masaoka Shiki of the much older hokku, the opening verse of haikai no renga. Traditional hokku is similar to todays haiku by consisting of 5,7,5 morae. However, hokku contains season words, kigo, to describe the season in which the renga is set or in reference of the natural world. Hokku also combined two, sometimes three, elements into a sensory impression with a grammatical break (kire) at the end of the first or second meter. Many traditional hokku attributes are still used in modern haiku, although a 'free-form haiku' is written in some western countries in which many traditional attributes are not used. Traditional hokku writers include Basho, Buson and Issa.

Forms of poetry similar to haiku include: senryu, haibun, kimo, scifaiku, waka (includes tanka).

Haiku Poets

Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
Basho, Matsuo
Buson, Yosa
Etsujin
Hashin
Issa, Kobayashi
Kato, Shuson
Kawahigashi, Hekigodo
Kójó
Murakami, Kijo
Natsume, Soseki
Raizan
Ryusui
Shiki, Masaoka
Takahama, Kyoshi

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