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Haiku
The basics. The rules are there are no rules. So long live the rules. And stop counting syllables.

Illustrations by kind permission of Eri Takase, http://www.takase.com/		 Stuff stuffed in this section

In a nutshell - history and weblinks
The basics - some key pointers about style
Haiku gallery - classic and contemporary with musical accompaniment

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Kigo

Seasons are a key component of haiku.
Kigo is the season word, an anchor for the haiku, which could be obvious:

winter twilight

or subtle:

crocus blossom

or ambiguous:

dry grass

  

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Hearing its name,
I looked at it anew,
this flowering weed

Teiji

Move on to more about haiku...

Syllables 

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experience
 
the 'haiku' moment 

kigo

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