Haiku is a form of poetry popular in Japan, which is becoming more widely appreciated around the world in this century. Haiku writers are challenged to convey a vivid impression in only 17 Japanese characters. One of the greatest exponents of this form was Basho (1644-94), Issa (1762-1826) and Buson (1716-84).

Traditional Japanese haiga involved brush art work coupled with a haiku poem done in brush calligraphy. Like the haiku poem, the focus of haiga is in simplicity of expression. Just as the haiku form often contains a juxtaposition between two of its lines and a third line, so does or can modern haiga contain a juxtaposition between the haiku itself and the digital art work. Nevertheless, this visual expression does not necessarily directly represent the images presented in the haiku.

     
 
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Utku Kurt  
 
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