Zappai

Zappai (雑俳?) is a form of Japanese poetry, distinct from senryū and haiku, though sharing a common origin in haikai.[1] The Haiku Society of America refers to zappai as "miscellaneous amusements in doggerel verse"[2], although some disagree.[3]/>

Notes

  1. ^ Richard Gilbert and Shinjuku Rollingstone. The Distinct Brilliance of Zappai: and the Need to Reconsider its HSA Definition in Simply Haiku V3n1
  2. ^ HSA Definitions
  3. ^ Gurga, Lee “Toward an Aesthetic for English Language Haiku” “Modern Haiku” Vol. XXXI, No. 3 (Fall, 2000).