Minase Sangin Hyakuin: A Poem of One Hundred Links Composed by Three Poets at Minase

Japanese poem

Also known as: “Minase sangin hyakuin”

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Minase Sangin Hyakuin: A Poem of One Hundred Links Composed by Three Poets at Minase is a significant example of the Japanese renga poetry genre. Renga is a form of linked verse where two or more poets contribute alternating sections to a poem. This particular work, composed in 1488, is a hyakuin, meaning it consists of 100 verses. It was created by three renowned poets: Iio Sōgi, Shōhaku, and Sōchō. The poem is celebrated for its melancholy tone and is considered a masterpiece of the renga form, which flourished in the 15th century.12

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…melancholy Minase sangin hyakuin (1488; Minase Sangin Hyakuin: A Poem of One Hundred Links Composed by Three Poets at Minase), composed by Iio Sōgi, Shōhaku, and Sōchō. Later the initial verse (hokku) of a renga developed into the independent haiku form.
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…melancholy Minase sangin hyakuin (1488; Minase Sangin Hyakuin: A Poem of One Hundred Links Composed by Three Poets at Minase), composed by Iio Sōgi, Shōhaku, and Sōchō. Later the initial verse (hokku) of a renga developed into the independent haiku form.
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