Poetry Reference. The classical Japanese art of renga is a thousand-year-old form of communal poetry, in which poets compose a chain of linked verses. This beginners guide to sharing haiku and renga contains all that you will need to organize your own event: guidelines for composing renga of varying degrees of difficulty, from a simple version that takes an hour, to a 36-verse renga that requires a day; and examples of contemporary renga.

Author City: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear UK

Alec Finlay works as an artist, poet and publisher. His most recent publications include One Hundred Year Star- Diary, SPECIMEN COLONY, what changes change, two fields of wheat, and MESOSTIC HERBARIUM. He was one of the first artists-in-residence at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, and recent artist projects in England include a residency at Kielder Observatory in Northumberland and a long term collaboration with NaREC, the National Centre for Renewable Energy in Blyth, creating color and text designs for windmill turbines.