Japanese linked verse is a unique genre of poetry. Usually 2 or 3 poets would get together to write it. Each one wrote several lines, here in groups of twos and threes. Each consencutive set of 2 stanzas constitutes a poem. Thus some start with a 2 line stanza and some with 3. The stanzas are written with a theme in common with the preceeding making many poems from a few stanzas. These poems are part of a set of 100 verses written in the first moon of 1488 at Minase, as part of an observance at the shrine. (Please note: I do not know the name of the person that translated this poetry. It definitly wan't me.) |
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