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The Shinku

Shinku, a term coined by John Crook, are haiku coupled in pairs or triplets which can be read separately (viz., vertically) or as an entire poem, line by line, horizontally. The haiku should be evenly spaced.

Click here to go over to A Tribute to John Crook: A Tribute of Shinku at the World Haiku Review website. This is the main authoritative source on this form presently existing. The original Shinku, "Alfafa" by John Crook and Debra Woolard Bender, is posted at Debi's "Paper Lanterns" website.

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