Author : J. C. Brown
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462904181
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Book Synopsis Senryu Poems of People by : J. C. Brown
Download or read book Senryu Poems of People written by J. C. Brown and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of Japanese senryu poetry--a lesser known cousin to haiku poetry. In 1765 Karai Senryu published a selection of tsukeku that reflected his personal taste and humor. This anthology, Yanagidaru, became widely popular and was followed by 22 more of the same title, also compiled by Senryu, and a further 144 volumes compiled by his successors to the tradition. The type of poems Karai chose eventually came to be known as senryu. They did not require inclusion of a seasonal word, as did haiku, which developed from the introductory portion of linked verse. Although senryu were at first written in only seventeen syllables(in lines of five, seven, and five syllables) or fourteen syllables(in lines of seven and seven), these rules became less strictly adhered to as time passed. The main difference between senryu and haiku is one of tone. The meaning and structure of a haiku can be brilliant, but I personally often find them conventionally serious and sentimental, offering few surprises. One has to be a near genius to write good haiku, but almost anyone can write reasonably good senryu; the form seems somehow to have escaped the structural restrictions that bind and, perhaps, limit haiku.