Renku app for iPhone and iPad

Compose Haiku with anonymous strangers that range from absurd to profound to risqué.

Inspired by the ancient Japanese tradition of Renku: linked verse poetry.

The app will help you stick to the traditional 5-7-5 syllables format and give you random word prompts for inspiration. Once submitted, your verses will link up with those by other people and form a Haiku. The end result is then open to interpretation.

If you share your location, you will be able to see where in the world your collaborators are. Your precise location is never revealed: only the region or city you are in.

As you play and share your creations, you may discover special corners of the app where you’ll find some secrets. But don’t dig too deep, unless you are prepared to get lost.