Talk:Renku/Archive 1

Curious on why Renku redirects to Renga, rather than to Haikai no renga. Renku is a modern Japanese (and now English) synonym for haikai no renga, which itself is a sub-genre of renga--Yumegusa (talk) 22:53, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On reflection, the interrelationship of Renku, Renga and Haikai no renga is in need of reconsideration. Currently, Renku redirects to Renga. In fact, renga is the parent, and inclusive (super-)genre, while Renku is the more common term for Haikai no renga. The practice and study of renku, as opposed to classical (i.e. pre-renku) renga, are dominant both in Japan and the west/anglophonia.

Proposal: (1)Renga be written up as a largely historic article; (2)Renku be written up as a full how-to and examples piece; (3)Haikai no renga redirect to renku.--Yumegusa (talk) 23:57, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As an interim measure I'm changing the renku->renga redirect to renku->haikai no renga, since the latter two are synonymous--Yumegusa (talk) 22:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]