Rengay is a form of linked verse created as an alternative to Japanese renga or renku. The form was devised by Garry Gay in California in 1992. A rengay consists of six thematic haiku verses and is normally composed by two or three poets, although solo and six-person rengay are not uncommon. Since its invention many hundreds of rengay have been published, primarily in English, and two competitions and two journals for rengay have been established in the United States.