| renku haikai-no-renga haikai renga renpai hokku wakiku daisan ageku linked verse rengay shisan imachi triparshva junicho kasen link and shift tsukeai tenji uchikoshi kannonbiraki haiku backlink kocho | ||
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Renku
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| A General Introduction |  |
to this site and its author |
| Common Types of Renku Sequence | |
described and appraised |
Schematic guides |
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diagramatic fast access layouts |
The Seaons of Renku |
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and their distribution |
| Link and Shift | |
the generative motor of renku |
| Beginnings and Endings | |
hokku, wakiku, daisan and ageku |
| A Dynamic Pattern | |
the meaning of jo-ha-kyu |
| Cut or Uncut? | |
haiku, hokku and hiraku |