Formats Used in Renku
Below is a list of the formats most commonly used in writing renku
| Name of format | Number of stanzas |
Number of kaishi (writing sheets) |
Number of sides |
Originator | Date of origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasen (poetic geniuses) | 36 | 2 | 4 | unknown | 1423 |
| Han-kasen (half-kasen) | 18 | 1 | 2 | unknown | 17th century |
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