Traditional verse genres of Japan, including the waka as the classical Japanese poem, haikai as the comic linked verse that gave rise to haiku and kanshi, poems written in classical Chinese by Japanese poets. A genre belongs here when its cited article places it in Japanese poetry. It excludes the Chinese poetry genres and the forms of other countries. The group is organised by form and tradition so that a reader can compare related genres side by side.
Japanese Poetic Genres
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Poetic diary (Wikipedia)
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is a Japanese literary genre, dating back to Ki no Tsurayuki
Haikai (Wikipedia)
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Matsuo Bashō is one of the most famous poets of the Edo period and the greatest figure active in Japanese haikai during the latter half of the seventeenth century.
Waka (poetry) (Wikipedia)
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the later, more common definition refers to poetry in a 5-7-5-7-7 metre.
Kanshi (poetry), Wikipedia
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Kanshi (漢詩) is a Japanese term for Chinese poetry in general as well as the Japanese poetry written in Chinese by Japanese poets.
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