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Thiruvalla: Bhagwal Singh, the accused in the Pathanamthitta Tiruvalla Ilantur women’s human sacrifice case, is an ardent fan of haiku poems. His Facebook page was full of haiku poems. All these poems have many commentaries.
What is haiku?
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry.These are poems that have 17 matras (onji in Japanese) and consist of 3 phrases (lines) containing matras 5,7,5.
In the late 19th century Masaoka Shiki gave the name haiku to the short poems previously known as hoku. Haiku usually contain words or phrases that refer to seasons, known as kigo. A haiku also contains a key word or phrase called a kireji