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- noun a form of
Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together. Encompasseshaikai , the origination point forhaiku .
Etymologies
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Mine was written during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in January of 2009 -- but the project involved receiving a renga from the preceding participant and sending one on to the next one.
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Mine was written during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in January of 2009 -- but the project involved receiving a renga from the preceding participant and sending one on to the next one.
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Mine was written during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in January of 2009 -- but the project involved receiving a renga from the preceding participant and sending one on to the next one.
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Mine was written during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in January of 2009 -- but the project involved receiving a renga from the preceding participant and sending one on to the next one.
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Mine was written during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in January of 2009 -- but the project involved receiving a renga from the preceding participant and sending one on to the next one.
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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The practice is known as renga, an ancient Japanese tradition of collaborative poetry in which one poet writes their lines then hands it off to the next.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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For example, in the realm of poetry, hitherto strictly reserved for the upper classes, the classic verse called renga (linked song) was considered to be sullied by the introduction of any common or every-day word, and therefore could be composed only by highly educated persons.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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This reminds me of a tradition not well known in the West, an 'offshoot' of haiku called "renga".
MetaHaiku Heather McDougal 2009
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And herring in northern Italy is renga, meaning he who denies religion.
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And herring in northern Italy is renga, meaning he who denies religion.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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