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"item_title" : "Renga Variations",
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"item_description" : "These poems are not traditional Renga but variations designed to preserve the call-and-response structure of the original format within a looser, more open framework. Renga, or Linked Verse, originated in Japan during the Twelfth Century. It consists of one set of lines with a general structure of 5-7-5 syllables, followed by an answering set of 7-7 syllables. One poet would compose the 5-7-5 link, then another poet would respond with a 7-7 link, yet another with a new 5-7-5, and so on. It was a communal art form, binding word to word, line to line, stanza to stanza, poem to poem, poet to poet. It was a beautiful culture speaking to itself.",
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Overview
These poems are not traditional Renga but variations designed to preserve the call-and-response structure of the original format within a looser, more open framework.
Renga, or "Linked Verse," originated in Japan during the Twelfth Century. It consists of one set of lines with a general structure of 5-7-5 syllables, followed by an answering set of 7-7 syllables. One poet would compose the 5-7-5 link, then another poet would respond with a 7-7 link, yet another with a new 5-7-5, and so on. It was a communal art form, binding word to word, line to line, stanza to stanza, poem to poem, poet to poet. It was a beautiful culture speaking to itself.
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- ISBN-13: 9788119654109
- ISBN-10: 8119654102
- Publisher: Cyberwit.Net
- Publish Date: May 2024
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.26 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.33 pounds
- Page Count: 110
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