POETRY / Haiku

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

While machine translation systems have been applied to many tasks with remarkable success, machine poetry translation has remained a challenge. This study investigates the capabilities of generative Large Language Models (LLMs) in the translation of poetry (taking Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets as an example) from English to German. For this purpose, I define metrics that assess the reproduction of the rhyme scheme and t…

Reference · Wikidata

very short form of Japanese poetry

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Haiku is a type of short-form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 morae in a 5, 7, 5 pattern that include a kireji or "cutting word" and a kigo or seasonal reference. However, haiku by classical Japanese poets, such as Matsuo Bashō, also deviate from the 17-on pattern and sometimes do not contain a kireji. Similar poems that do not adhere to these rule…

Book · DOAB

This book consists of seven chapters on the subject of poetry and itinerancy within the religious traditions of India, Tibet, and Japan from ancient to modern times. The chapters look, each from a different angle, at how itinerancy is reflected in religious poetry, what are the purposes of the wanderers’ poems or songs, and how the wandering poets relate to local communities, sacred geography, and institutionalized …

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Haiku poetry by Violet Kazue de Cristoforo, heavily marked with handwritten annotations; note on top states, "marks/comments in red by Peter."