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	Japanese poetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poets writing in tanka, haiku and shi move in separate planes and seldom write poetry other than in their specific chosen form, although some active poets are eager to collaborate with poets in other genres.
		About 1,000 waka, mainly from the late Nara period till the contemporary times, were anthologized by five waka poets in the court including Kino Tsurayuki who wrote the "Preface in Kana" (Kanajo).
		Poets were expected to create a spring waka in winter or recite a poem of love or lamentation without real situations.
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	Encyclopedia: Waka
		There were comical waka already in the Kojiki and the Man'yōshū, but the noble style of waka in the court inhibited and scorned such aspects of waka.
		Waka range in size from small canoes used for fishing or river travel by individuals or small groups through to very large waka taua (war canoes) manned by up to 80 paddlers and large double-hulled canoes for oceanic voyaging.
		A waka huia is a hollowed and carved vessel used for storing (of taonga) treasures such as the prized tail feathers of the now-extinct huia which are worn as ornaments in the hair.
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	Encyclopedia: Six best Waka poets
		The exchanged waka were called Kinuginu (後朝), because it was thought the man wanted to stay with his lover and when the sun rose he had almost no time to wear his clothes which had been laid instead of mattress (it was a custom in those days).
		But most of waka poets kept to ancient tradition or made those reformation another stereotype and waka was not a vivid genre in general in the end of this period.
		Waka' was the ancient name for the site of ruins from the Maya civilization in northern Guatemala which in the 20th century became more commonly known as El Perú, Guatemala.
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	Six best Waka poets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The six most well known Waka poets (六歌仙 Rokkasen) were selected poets of Waka in the early Heian period.
		The six Waka poets derived from the anthology of poems Kokin-wakashu (905), where Ki no Tsurayuki, one of compilers, referred to them as "famous poets in the near past" in the preface.
		He did not give high acclaim or the title "immortals of waka" (kasen) to them, however.
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	Japanese poetry - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In the middle of the Heian period Waka revived with the compilation of the Kokin- wakashu (古今(和歌)集; kokin (waka)shū, "collection of ancient and modern poems").
		The exchanged waka were called Kinuginu (後朝), because it was thought the man wanted to stay with his lover and when the sun rose he had almost no time to don his clothes which had been laid out in place of a mattress (as was the custom in those days).
		Among those classic poets, the Chinese Tang-dynasty poet Bai Juyi had a great influence on the culture of the middle Heian period.
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	biology - Waka
		The waka in the Man'yōshū had no fixed form, but already poets in the late 7th century, in the time of the empress Saimei began to create Choka and Tanka in the form we know today.
		The ancient waka ancient were recorded in the 20 volumes of the Man'yōshū, the oldest waka anthology in Japan.
		He was one of waka poets who belonged to the latest generation in this anthology and the last volume of the Man'yōshū is mostly an anthology of his poems.
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	Waka - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Waka (和歌) or Yamato uta is a genre of Japanese poetry.
		Traditonally waka in general has had no concept of rhyme, or even of line.
		The Heian period saw many tanka written by the six best Waka poets and the thirty-six best Waka poets.
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		His work was inspired by the political upheavals of the period from 1890 to 1920 and by indignation over the sufferings of his countrymen before their liberation from Turkish rule.
		In 1785, the year he was named poet laureate, he became Camden professor of history.
		A follower of the symbolists, Valéry was one of the greatest French poets of the 20th cent.
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	WAKA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During Nara period and the early Heian period the court was in favor of the Chinese style poetry and waka wasn't pursued in eagerness.
		The exchanged waka were called Kinuginu, because it was thought the man wanted to stay with his lover and when the sun rose he had almost no time to wear his clothes which had been laid instead of mattress.
		Waka style lost flexibility because of the conventions of the court, but still remains an important part in their culture.
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	Ono no Komachi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ono no Komachi (小野小町 approximate dates 825–900 A.D.) was a famous Japanese Waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—Six best Waka poets, in the early Heian period.
		She is the only female poet referred to in the preface of Kokinshu, which describes her style as "containing naivity in old style but also delicacy".
		These works tend to focus on her talent for waka and her love affairs and the vanity of a life spent indulging in romantic liaisons.
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	Learn more about Waka in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In broader sense, Waka (和歌) can be either Tanka (短歌 lit.
		To be exact, it is contained in waka, which consist of tanka, choka, etc. But usually, waka is equal to tanka.
		There were selected poets called Six best Waka poets and Thirty-six best Waka poets.
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	Society Fresh : Article 'Waka' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During Nara period and the early Heian period the court was in favor of the Chinese style poetry (kanshi) and waka wasn't pursued in eagerness.
		In the early Edo period waka was not fashionable genre.
		The modern-era revival of tanka started with some poets who published the literature magazines and gathered their friends and disciples on them as contributors.
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	Waka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Waka means literally japanese poem in Japanese: a counterpart to kanshi, or chinese poem.
		Therefore its possible forms are varied, and waka can comprises a number of styles: principally tanka (短歌 literally short poem) or choka (長歌 literally long poem).
		There were in the Heian period groups of poets called the six best Waka poets and the thirty-six best Waka poets.
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	A Glossary Of Literary Terms
		Renga Master, Poet of Poets, Legend of Japanese literature: Basho is now a common English-Japanese word that makes people respond with the words, "Frog!" or "Autumn Crow!" in the same way that "Thank you" brings forth "You are welcome".
		Waka was seen as a true art but not haikai no renga until Basho’s influence elevated it to this status.
		As is typical of tavern poetry, the poem is signed by the poet inserting his (most were written by men) name as part of the last couplet.
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	Six best Waka poets - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Six best Waka poets - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ono no Komachi
		It is possible she was a lower ranked consort or a lady-in-waiting of a certain emperor, prausibly the Emperor Nimmyo (r.
		As a poet she was talented to recite love themes.
		She was the only female poet who was referred in the preface of Kokinshu.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ono_no_komachi (354 words)

	Plutschow - Japanese Tea Ceremony
		The decline of the court in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries resulted in a heightened level of criticism and ritual professionalism, as if to say that the state depends on the artistic perfection of ritual.
		Only a handful of poets were believed to be able to uphold the highest standards.
		According to Zen teachings, imitating the life-style of the Buddha was the best guarantee for enlightenment.
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	Wikipedia: Waka
		In a broad sense, Waka (和歌) is a form of Japanese poetry.
		Tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry than haiku.
		The Maori of New Zealand call their canoes waka.
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	Waka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tanka experienced a modern revival under the wing of contemporary poet Tawara Machi.
		Waka' is the site of ruins from the Maya civilization in northern Guatemala, 60 km to the west of Tikal.
		Known to have been inhabited from 500 BC to at least 800 AD, today the site is called El Perú.
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	Waka - Gurupedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Waka (和歌) or Yamato uta is a genre of
		Masaoka Shiki created this term for his statement that waka should be renewed and modernized.
		In the ancient times it was called hanka (reverse poem), since it was made for an concluding (
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	Waka - Internet-Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		Read about waka in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
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