About Matsuo Bashō
1644 - 1694/Male/JapaneseThe most famous poet of the Edo period, Bashō is a master of haiku, he was a teacher who renounced urban life and began to wander the country.
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Who is Matsuo Bashō?
1644 - 1694/Male/JapaneseThe most famous poet of the Edo period, Bashō is a master of haiku, he was a teacher who renounced urban life and began to wander the country.
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Kavishala has 49 poems and stories by Matsuo Bashō, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Matsuo Bashō
The dragonfly
The dragonflycan't quite land
Matsushima
O Matsushima!O Matsushima!
Autumn moonlight
Autumn moonlight--a worm digs silently
the pine tree of Shiogoshi
The pine tree of ShiogoshiTrickles all night long
The old pond
Following are several translationsof the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be
A bee
A beestaggers out
Atop the mushroom
Atop the mushroomwho knows from where
Wrapping the rice cakes
Wrapping the rice cakes,with one hand
When the winter chrysanthemums go
When the winter chrysanthemums go,there's nothing to write about
This old village
This old village--not a single house
Four Haiku
Spring:A hill without a name
A cicada shell
A cicada shell;it sang itself
Selected Quotes by Matsuo Bashō (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
Following are several translationsof the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be
When the winter chrysanthemums go,there's nothing to write about
O Matsushima!O Matsushima!
The pine tree of ShiogoshiTrickles all night long
This old village--not a single house
Wrapping the rice cakes,with one hand
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