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Cuttings: Haiku and Short Poems
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A fantastic Haiku resource, including a wonderful page on The Japanese Haiku Masters.
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Haiku of Kobayashi Issa
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A great site with over 5,000 haiku by one of the all-time greats: Kobayashi Issa.
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History of Haiku
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A bit of history and some haiku by 10 haiku poets, including Basho, Yosa Buson, and Shiki.
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Keiko Haiku Rules
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An informative, essay-style page that discusses the differences between Japanese and English haiku,
including the effects of 17 syllables on both languages. A lot of good information in there,
and definitely worth the read.
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Plagiarist.com Poetry Archive
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This site has quite a few poems archived by quite a few well-known poets, including Basho and Buson. Its focus
is not on haiku, but it's a good resource nonetheless.
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Haiku for People
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A good haiku resource that includes quite a few haiku poems from the "old masters", some modern
haiku, some good links, and even some valuable information about writing haiku.
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Captain Haiku's Secret Hideout
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Includes some haiku by the site's creator, as well as some valuable information about what really
makes up a haiku.
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The Yuki Teikei Season Word List
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A very nice list of English season words. Each season is divided into: "season", "sky and elements", "landscape", "human affairs", "animals", "plants".
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