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- Bashō (born 1644, Ueno, Iga province, Japan—died Nov. 28, 1694, Ōsaka) was the supreme Japanese haiku poet, who greatly enriched the 17-syllable haiku form and made it an accepted medium of artistic expression.
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Bashō. The 17th-century Japanese haiku master Bashō was born Matsuo Kinsaku near Kyoto, Japan, to a minor samurai and his wife. Soon after the poet’s birth, Japan closed its borders, beginning a seclusion that allowed its native culture to flourish.
Bashō was the supreme Japanese haiku poet, who greatly enriched the 17-syllable haiku form and made it an accepted medium of artistic expression. Interested in haiku from an early age, Bashō at first put his literary interests aside and entered the service of a local feudal lord.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The position of Bashō in Western eyes as the haiku poet par excellence gives great influence to his poetry: Western preference for haiku over more traditional forms such as tanka or renga have rendered archetypal status to Bashō as Japanese poet and haiku as Japanese poetry.
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) made about 1000 haiku poems through the lifetime, traveling around Japan. His writing “The Narrow Road to the Deep North ” is the most famous haiku collection in Japan.
Matsuo Bashō was a renowned Japanese haiku poet born in 1644 in Ueno, Japan. He is widely recognized as one of the four great masters of haiku, alongside Kobayashi Issa, Buson, and Shiki. Bashō’s poetic works beautifully capture the essence of nature and reflect profound insights into the human experience.
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) was a renowned Japanese poet during the Edo period, known for his haiku poetry and travel writing. He developed the haiku into a sophisticated form of poetry, using simple language and imagery to evoke profound emotions and insights into nature and life.
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) made about 1000 haiku poems in his lifetime with the jouney around Japan. His writing “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” is the most famous haiku collection in Japan. Here are 10 famous examples of his “Sabi” works including about old pond and frog, cicada and his death poem . 1.….
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