Haiku to Senryu (Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Both haiku and willow are literary art forms with 17 syllables. They cannot be distinguished only by the presence or absence of seasonal words and cut-off characters. Is it "haiku for scenery and willow for laughter"? However, there are haiku for laughter and willow for scenery. In this section, we will explore the roots of haiku and willow, such as renga's haiku and heikyu, kyokyu, and maegusa, appreciate old and new masterpieces, and introduce the creative views of haiku and willow poets to explore the essence of each and to question the boundaries between them.

俳句も川柳も、ともに十七音の文芸。季語や切字の有無だけでは区別がつかない。「風景を詠むと俳句、笑いを詠むと川柳」なのか。しかし、笑いを詠む俳句もあれば、風景を詠む川柳もある。連歌の発句・平句、狂句、前句付など、俳句と川柳のルーツを探り、新旧の名句を鑑賞し、また俳人や川柳作家の創作観を紹介、それぞれの本質を探り境界線を問う。