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» Haikai Poetics
   Haikai Poetics is a doctoral dissertation by Herbert Jonsson, accepted by the University of Stokholm in 2006. It is focused mainly on the renku poetics of Yosa Buson and his followers, but includes limited material on hokku (haiku) as well. This page pres
   http://www.diva-portal.org/su/abstract.xsql?dbid=1322

» REN: The mechanism of linking in Japanese culture
   Text of a talk given by Yuko Tanaka, of Hosei University in Tokyo, in 1993 at the Nissan Institute, Oxford University. Discusses the concept of linking, with special emphasis on linked poetry of Basho.
   http://www.lian.com/TANAKA/englishpapers/renhis.htm

» Renku Home
   Examples of original renku in English. Also, articles on renku--Japanese-style linked poems. Includes an extensive bibliography and English/Japanese season word list. Maintained by William J. Higginson.
   http://haikai.2hweb.net/renku/index.html