Like haiku and tanka, this verse form has roots in ancient China. It has been the most popular poetic form in Korea for centuries. This the home of SIJO WEST, the only North American English-language journal devoted exclusively to this genre. Includes description, examples and links to other poetry sites.

AN INTRODUCTION TO SIJO AND ITS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH AMERICA (revised April 2001) by Elizabeth St Jacques The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared. I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears. - U T'ak (1262-1342), author of this oldest surviving sijo. Adaptation by Dr. Larry E. Gross, PhD. It wasn't so ...