Renga

From the Japanese, renga is a extended linked poem, as opposed to renku which is linked verse. An ancient form, haiku may be seen as the first part of a renga poem, broken off as a separate form about 500 years ago. Renga is popular on the internet, the subject of various chat groups. The poetry may be illustrated conceptually by viewing part of a renga poem:

Excerpt from "Sea Shells in White"

ocean waves crest
tumble into foam . . .
a shorebird stares

sea shells in white enthroned
beckon the traveler

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she wraps her sweater
tighter to her body
Hunter's moon

the fawn cries out
the wind responds

Francine Porad & Arthur Ramos (1993)