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haiku: Media

Japanese literature

Videos

The History of the Haiku, and How to Write One
Three lines. Five, seven, five.
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Images

Bashō
Bashō (standing), woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, late 19th century.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-jpd-01518)