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Literature references:
Masaoka SHIKI 1867-1902 Creator of the modern Haiku style. See Janine Beichman, Masaoka Shiki, Kodansha International. 1986 ISBN 0-87011-753-X, Cheng & Tsui Edition 2002 ISBN 0-88727-364-5
Masaoka Shiki followed in the tradition of Japanese Minimalism. He is created with the creation of the Modern Haiku style of poetry. In this format only a few words are used to perfectly capture a moment of consciousness, or to describe the natural world.