noun
new-style poetry; new-style poem
Refers to modern Japanese poetry that broke away from traditional forms like waka and haiku, emerging in the Meiji period. Often contrasted with 旧体詩 (old-style poetry).
明治時代に新体詩が生まれた。
New-style poetry was born in the Meiji period.
彼は新体詩をいくつか発表した。
He published several new-style poems.