{"id":26,"date":"2018-12-24T22:16:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T13:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5gyohka.com\/wp5\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:16:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:16:39","slug":"gogyohka-five-line-poetry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5gyohka.com\/wp5\/enta\/gogyohka-five-line-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Gogyohka (Five-Line Poetry)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gogyohka is a new\nform of poetry which has been developed in Japan. Gogyohka simply means verse\nwhich is written in five lines, but each line generally represents one phrase\nand has a different feel to five-line verse commonly found in Western poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wasted time,
\nand now
\ndoth time
\nwaste
\nme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be
\nor
\nnot to be,
\nthat is
\nthe question<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you make each\nshort phrase stand alone as a separate line in this way, then you have\nsomething a little different to what is generally considered standard 5-line\nverse in the Western sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new form of\nverse was developed by a poet called Enta Kusakabe<\/strong><\/a>. The idea was to take the\ntraditional form of Tanka poetry (which is written in five lines) and liberate\nits structure, creating a freer form of verse. Kusakabe, who was born in 1938,\nfirst came up with the concept in 1957. From the 1990s onwards he began his\nefforts to spread Gogyohka as a new movement in poetry, and there are now\naround half a million people writing this form of verse in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a long\ntradition of lay people writing short poetry in Japanese society  (currently there are around three\nmillion Japanese writing Haiku, one million writing Tanka and one million\nwriting Senryu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kusakabe\nestablished a Gogyohka society and publishes a periodical every month featuring\nwork by its members. Within Japan there are 150 local Gyogoka societies. Every\nmonth each group holds a poetry meeting in which participants gather to discuss\nand criticize each other\u2019s work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The URL is as follows:https:\/\/5gyohka.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional Tanka\nis based on a 5,7,5,7,7 syllable pattern. For languages such as English,\nhowever, it is difficult to compose verse within these restraints. Non-Japanese\nTanka is, therefore, written freely in five lines, like Gogyohka. That is to\nsay, Gogyohka is already being written internationally in the form of Tanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a degree of\nfreedom is inevitable in Tanka, in the case of Gogyohka the freedom of the\nverse is natural, and this can be used to great effect: the freedom of\nexpression in Tanka is passive, whereas the freedom in Gogyohka is active and\nvibrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kusakabe believes\nthat all languages share an inherent quality, that words are a form of breath\nwhich can be uttered and felt. He came to the conclusion that this kind of\npoetry would work in any language and that writing it would help people to\ndevelop their thoughts. He resolved to spread the word about Gogyohka around\nthe world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few\npeople in New York who have already joined the Gogyohka cause, so Kusakabe\ndecided to begin his global mission there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25c7Here are some samples of Gogyohka.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What kind of
stained glass
have your
rose-coloured cheeks
passed through
\u3000\u2500\u3000Enta Kusakabe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three people
listen to the doctor\u2019s explanation.
He said this, he said that
but
what did he actually say?
\u3000\u2500\u3000 Haru (Woman in her 50s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My younger sister
says
\u201cI like everything about Nao\u201d
Does she like his \u201cintestines\u201d, \u201cbowels\u201d
and \u201canus\u201d?
\u3000\u2500\u3000 Onishi Maho (2nd year primary school student)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submerged in the bathtub
mother is secretly
crying
thinking about me and my sister
when we had no breasts
\u3000\u2500\u3000 Garubo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s roll\u201d
The passenger\u2019s
bold
last words
reverberate around NY
\u3000\u2500\u3000 Yumi Kochi (A student of medicine at Columbia University, New York)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25c7Enta Kusakabe’s Short Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1938<\/td>Born in\nDairen City, Manchuria
<\/td><\/tr>
1947<\/td>Moved to\nKusakabe, Shodo-Gun, Kagawa Prefecture
<\/td><\/tr>
1961<\/td>Graduated\nfrom the Tokyo University faculty of Western Literature
\nDuring this time\nhe wrote poetry, and in particular Tanka. At the age of 19, he hit upon the\nidea of Gogyohka. From then on he wrote free verse and Gogyohka.
\n\n<\/td><\/tr>
1961<\/td>Took up a\nposition at the Yomiuri Shimbun.
<\/td><\/tr>
1964<\/td>Stopped\nworking in order to dedicate himself to his literary pursuits.
\nPublished numerouscollections of verse, including the best-seller \u201cHontou ni Ai Shiteitara\u201d (If You Really Loved Me), as well as critical works about poetry. During thistime he also published several poetry periodicals.
<\/td><\/tr>
1994<\/td>Established\na Gogyohka society and launched the monthly \u201cGogyohka\u201d periodical, thereby\nstarting the Gogyohka poetry movement. Beginning with just 30 members, within\ntwelve years the number of devotees of this form of poetry grew to half a\nmillion. Kusakabe hopes that one day Gogyohka will take its place alongside\nTanka and Haiku.
\n
\nThere are currently 4,000 members of the Gogyohka society and over 150 local chaptersthroughout Japan.
\n
\nKusakabe has had his Gogyohka published in numerous newspaper columns and has appeared on television and radio to promote his cause. Gogyohka events regularly take place all over Japan.
<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>The American Chapter of Gogyohka Society was established by Linda Voss, Joseph Gesick, and Elizabeth Phaire.
<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka works\nproduced and published by Enta Kusakabe\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka\nCollections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kokoro no Hate\n(Limits of the Heart): 1993 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kawa no Oto ga\nKasuka ni Suru (The Faint Sound of the River): 1994 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Umiyama (Sea and\nMountain): 2005 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hito wo daku ao (Blue who caresses us): 2015 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introductions to Gogyohka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kindle Store<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugu kakeru Gogyohka (Gogyohka for Beginners): 2008 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka wo Hajimeru\nHito no Tame (Gogyohka for Beginners):1994 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka Nyumon\n(Introduction to Gogyohka):2001 Tokyo Doshoten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka no Jiten\n(Dictionary of Gogyohka):2001 Tokyo Do<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mokuyobi no\nGogyohka (Thursday\u2019s Gokyoka):2002 Tokyo Do<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koi no Gogyohka\n(Love Gokyoka): Kodansha Bunko (paperback)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tabi no Gogyohka\n(Gogyohka Travels):2005 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koi no Gogyohka\nWaku Waku 350 (350 Love Gogyohka): Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kodomotachi no\nGogyohka (Gogyohka for Children):2005 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monoomoi no Ron (The Theory of Gogyohka): 2009 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka Dare no Kokoro nimo Meisaku ga Aru (The Theory of Gogyohka): 2013 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka Shukashu1\n((Selected Gogyohka Works2001-2005)):2006 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka Shukashu2\n(Selected Gogyohka Works2006-2010):2011 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka Shukashu3\n(Selected Gogyohka Works2011-2015):2016 Shiseisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogyohka Shukashu4 (Selected Gogyohka Works2016-2020):2021 Shiseisha <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has also\ntranslated many books into Japanese, including Disney\u2019s Mickey Mouse, Popeye\nand Donald Duck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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