現げん代だい詩し

noun

modern poetry

Refers to poetry written in a contemporary style, typically from the late 19th century onward, as opposed to traditional forms like waka or haiku.

• 彼かれは現げん代だい詩しの朗ろう読どく会かいを開ひらいた。

  He held a reading of modern poetry.

• 現げん代だい詩しは伝でん統とう的てきな定てい型けいにとらわれない。

  Modern poetry is not bound by traditional fixed forms.