Some people think that Bashô invented hokku, but that is not true. It existed long before. But it was somewhat different. To see how it was different, we need to go back to the 15th century to a fel… more →
HOKKUgnunn wrote 3 weeks ago: by Ashley Capes & Graham Nunn frost on hinges by the letterbox a thin shadow ev … more →
ponytale wrote 2 months ago: We celebrate Mothers’ Day today! Although it seems like most countries celebrate Mothers … more →
gnunn wrote 2 months ago: For those of you who may not have checked out the Haikunaut Island interactive renga over at Cordite … more →
crcb wrote 3 months ago: A net renga by me and a handful of heteronyms. I’m afraid I have to post this one as a graphic … more →
crcb wrote 3 months ago: For April 8th, a short solo renga. I use a very liberal, westernized set of rules for writing renga. … more →
chinginchen wrote 3 months ago: Dear ones or new friends! My last few days on the East coast & I’m wrapping up this editi … more →
dgroseph wrote 4 months ago: in honor of my first, ever, experience of being in an improvised scene set in feudal japan, i have d … more →
Jopre wrote 4 months ago: Just about to send Kokako 10 off to the printers. It’s quite exciting – my first issue as co-e … more →
QuoinMonkey wrote 5 months ago: Coneflower, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2008, photo © 2008-2009 by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserve … more →
Tom wrote 5 months ago: Inspired by a song of the same name by Norah Jones, In Renga (like Haiku) format (5-7-5-7-7) Nightin … more →
gnunn wrote 6 months ago: heavy with fruit the mango tree resists the wind winter skin flushed sun pink tending the garden mor … more →
Tito wrote 9 months ago: Sat. Sep. 13. Six Hailstones gathered at Moya Bligh’s print studio in Western Kyoto – or … more →
sakuramochi wrote 1 year ago: Demons are existed in this world. They searched for sinful human, and then eat their souls. As the w … more →
violeteye wrote 1 year ago: after a grievous disturbance of the senses she thought of fairy lights she still kept on her dying … more →
wordfield wrote 1 year ago: Full title: World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600–1867. New York … more →
bookmoochjournals wrote 1 year ago: This is a sort of free-form on the time-honoured renga tradition. Haiku and senryu both are welcome, … more →
hokku wrote 1 year ago: Some people think that Bashô invented hokku, but that is not true. It existed long before. But it … more →
wordfield wrote 1 year ago: St Martin de Castillon: Koyama Press, 2006. Gift of Giselle Maya, [editor and] publisher, to whom mu … more →
dasbald wrote 2 years ago: Me distraeré Perdiendo la paciencia Sin más bombones. Cambiaré la suciedad Y las armas de lugar. No, … more →