<P> In the late Edo period, a master of haikai, Karai Senryū made an anthology . His style became known as senryū, after his pseudonym . Senryū is a style of satirical poetry whose motifs are taken from daily life in 5--7--5 syllables . Anthologies of senryū in the Edo period collect many' maeku' or senryū made by ordinary amateur senryū poets adding in front of the latter 7--7 part written by a master . It was a sort of poetry contest and the well written senryū by amateurs were awarded by the master and other participants . </P> <P> A new wave came from the West when Japan was introduced to European and American poetry . This poetry belonged to a very different tradition and was regarded by Japanese poets as a form without any boundaries . Shintai - shi (New form poetry) or Jiyu - shi (Freestyle poetry) emerged at this time . They still relied on a traditional pattern of 5--7 syllable patterns, but were strongly influenced by the forms and motifs of Western poetry . Later, in the Taishō period (1912 to 1926), some poets began to write their poetry in a much looser metric . In contrast with this development, kanshi slowly went out of fashion and was seldom written . As a result, Japanese men of letters lost the traditional background of Chinese literary knowledge . Originally the word shi meant poetry, especially Chinese poetry, but today it means mainly modern - style poetry in Japanese . Shi is also known as kindai - shi (modern poetry). Since World War II, poets and critics have used the name gendai - shi (contemporary poetry). This includes the poets Kusano Shinpei, Tanikawa Shuntarō and Ishigaki Rin . </P> <P> As for the traditional styles such as waka and haiku, the early modern era was also a time of renovation . Yosano Tekkan and later Masaoka Shiki revived those forms . The words haiku and tanka were both coined by Shiki . They laid the basis for development of this poetry in the modern world . They introduced new motifs, rejected some old authorities in this field, recovered forgotten classics, and published magazines to express their opinions and lead their disciples . This magazine - based activity by leading poets is a major feature of Japanese poetry even today . </P> <P> Some poets, including Yosano Akiko, Ishikawa Takuboku, Hagiwara Sakutarō wrote in many styles: they used both traditional forms like waka and haiku and new style forms . Most Japanese poets, however, generally write in a single form of poetry . </P>

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